Edward William Pliska

Background

Pliska, Edward William was born on April 13, 1935 in Rockville, Connecticut, United States. Son of Louis Boleslaw and Constance (Dombrowski) Pliska.

Education

AB, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1956; Bachelor of Laws, U. Connecticut, 1964; Doctor of Laws (honorary), San Mateo (California) U., 1975.

Career

Worked at Corey, Luzaich, Manos & Pliska Limited Liability Partnership (Millbrae, California) specializing in Criminal Law, Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1965, California, United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California and United States.

Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award for Municipal Corporations. National Judicial Education Award, 1986.

Listed in: Who"s Who in California. Who"s Who in the World.

Author: "Cults: Bias in the Courts?" Court Review, Fall 1983.

Praxis, 1983. Executive Editor, Court Review, Published by National Center for State Courts, 1981-1988. Instructor, Criminal Law and Constitutional Law, San Mateo Law School, 1971-1976.

Municipal Court Judge, San Mateo County, 1973-1986.

Deputy District Attorney, 1965-1971 and Chief Trial Deputy, 1970-1971, San Mateo County District Attorney" General’ s Office. Deputy District Attorney, Santa Barbara County, 1965. First Vice President, 1985-1986, Second Vice President, 1984-1985 and Secretary, 1983-1984, American Judges Association.

World Chairperson, Free Press - Fair Trial Committee, World Judges Association, 1982.

Speaker, Conference of National District Attorneys Association, 1975-1976. Trustee, Belmont Elementary School District, 1987-1991.

Host: "Justice Forum, television Show, 1973-1978. "Legal Currents," television Show, 1990.

Private Judge, Litigation Cases, 1986—.

Member: San Mateo County Bar Association. State Bar of California. California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Achievements

• Edward William Pliska has been listed as a reputable Lawyer, judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Leader People to People Legal Delegations, Europe, India, Nepal, 1985, 87, 91. Trustee Belmont (California) School District, 1987-1991, president, 1990. Chairman San Mateo County Cultural Arts Commission, 1987-1990.

Member Peninsula Comty. Foundation Arts Fund, since 1988. Officer Hillbarn Theatre, since 1989.

With United States Army, 1957. Member California Judges Association, California State Bar Association, National Association CriminalDef. Lawyers, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, San Mateo County Bar Association, Bohemian Club.

Interests

• Avocations: acting and directing plays, reading, sports spectator.

Connections

Married Luisa Anne Crotti, November 29, 1958. Children: Gregory, John, Thomas, Laura.

Father:

Louis Boleslaw Pliska

Mother:

Constance (Dombrowski) Pliska

Spouse:

Luisa Anne Crotti

child:

Laura Pliska

child:

Thomas Pliska

child:

John Pliska

child:

Gregory Pliska