County Judge, Erie County Court, Elected, Erie County, 1999 to 2008; re-elected, Erie County, 2009 to 2018

City Court Judge, Buffalo, Appointed by Mayor James Griffin, 1989 to 1998

City Court Judge, Buffalo, Appointed by Mayor James Griffin, 1988 to 1988 

Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, General Counsel, 1987 to 1987

Buffalo Div. of Parking Enforcement, Director, 1986 to 1987

City of Buffalo Law Department, Assistant Corporation Counsel, 1983 to 1986

Self, Private Practice of Law, 1982 to 1987

NYS, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, 1982

US District Court (WDNY), 1982

US Court of International Trade, 1985

US Supreme Court, 1986 

JD cum laude, Syracuse University College of Law, 1981

BA magna cum laude, Canisius College, 1978

"Analysis of the Draft of Principles of Act Regarding Judges, Lay Judges and Junior Judges for the Slovak Republic", ABA - CEELI, 1997

Member, NYS Eighth Judicial Public Trust and Confidence in the courts Committee

Member, NYS Eighth Judicial District Advisory Council to The Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission on Minorities

ABA House of Delegates Representative, Past Chair - National Conference of Specialized Court Judges, American Bar Association

Judicial Division Liaison - Introductory Judicial Education Project, Standing Committee on Judicial Independence, American Bar Association

Master of the Bench, Past Inn President - Charles S. Desmond Inn- American Inns of Court

Assistant Scoutmaster, Boy Scout Troop 325, GNFC

Vice President, Buffalo State College Community Advisory Committee

Director, Northwest Buffalo Community Center

President, Polish Cultural Foundation, Inc.

Director, Polish American Congress (WNY Div.)