Background

Stanczyk, Benjamin Conrad was born on April 4, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Bruno and Josephine (Tarczynski).

Education

AB, Wayne State University, 1936. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1939.

Career

Private practice, Detroit, 1939-1949. Assistant prosecuting attorney, 1949-1957. Judge Common Pleas Court, 1957-1975.

Visiting judge State of Michigan, 1975-1997. Chairman Income Tax Study Commission, Detroit, 1960-1962. Advisory board Madonna College, 1961-1965.

Chairman Tri-County Dental Health Council, Detroit, 1962-1968, president, 1962-1965. Judge advocate American Legion Michigan, 1962-1963, DAV Department of Michigan 1966-1970. National Legislation Officer, Polish Legon of America Veterans, 1961-1963.

Executive board Senior Judges Michigan, since 1992.

Achievements

• Bar: Michigan 1939, United States District Court (eastern and western districts) Michigan 1939, United States Court Appeals (6th and 10th circuit) 1943.

Membership

President Polish National Alliance 167, Detroit, 1949-1957, Central Citizens Commission, Polish Coordinating Council, Detroit, 1951-1958, Cass Tech High School Association, 1964-1965. Spokesmen Detroit's Polish Community in Pol. and Cult. Matters, 1950-1975, member Advisory Committee on School Needs, Detroit, 1956-1958.

Trustee History Society Michigan, 1988-1996. Advisory democratic Platform Communications of Foreign Affairs, 1952, 56. Member executive board Detroit's 250th Birthday Committee, 1951.

Member Michigan Soccer and Football Commission, 1956-1958. President, member advisory board Volumes American, 1977-1980. Organizer family music concerts Detroit Symphony Orchestra, 1954.

Active National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. With United States Army, 1942-1946. Member American Bar Association, National Rifle Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Grosse Point Camera Club (president 1993-1994, 96-97), American Trial Lawyers Association, Detroit Press Club (charter), Lions (president Detroit chapter 1966-1967, 96-97, Melvin Jones award 1998), Pi Sigma Alpha, Delta Sigma Rho.

Interests

• Other Interests

  Travel, photography, horology, firearms, coin collecting/numismatics.

Connections

Son of; married Stephanie W. Wojsowski, June 4, 1946. Children: Benjamin Conrad Junior, Kathy Jo Thibault.

father:

Bruno Son

mother:

Josephine (Tarczynski) Son

spouse:

Stephanie W. Wojsowski

child:

Benjamin Conrad Junior Stanczyk

child:

Kathy Jo Thibault Stanczyk