Anna Maria Kurska (24 August 1929 – 25 August 2016) was a Polish politician and lawyer. She was a member of

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party and a member of the

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from 2001 to 2007.Senate of Poland

Early life

On 24 August 1929, Kurska was born in

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(in modern-day

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), to Tadeusz Modzelewski (of Polish

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origin) and Teodora Niemirowska (sister of

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). Teodora was born to Józef Bernstein aka Niemirowski and Anna Sommerstein, both of Jewish origin.

Education

In 1955, Kurska earned law degree from

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Career

Kurska started her career as a lawyer. In August 1980, Kurska became a judge in the Provincial Court of Gdansk. She was dismissed from her position in September 1981 as part of the introduction of martial law. In 1998 she regained her rights to practise law, and operated a law office in

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for two years, until she was re-nominated as a judge

Honours

In 2009, Kurska received the Commander's Cross of the

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from Polish President

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Personal life

Kurska's children are

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, a politician, and Jarosław Kurski, a journalist.''

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References

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