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Anna Maria Kurska (24 August 1929 – 25 August 2016) was a Polish politician and lawyer.[1] She was a member of Law and Justice party and a member of the Polish Senate from 2001 to 2007.[2]

Early life

On 24 August 1929, Kurska was born in Lviv, Poland (in modern-day Ukraine), to Tadeusz Modzelewski (of Polish Nobility origin) and Teodora Niemirowska (sister of Lewis Bernstein Namier). Teodora was born to Józef Bernstein aka Niemirowski and Anna Sommerstein, both of Jewish origin.

Education

In 1955, Kurska earned law degree from University of Warsaw.[3]

Career

Kurska started her career as a lawyer. In August 1980, Kurska became a judge in the Provincial Court of Gdansk.[3][4] She was dismissed from her position in September 1981 as part of the introduction of martial law.[3][4] In 1998 she regained her rights to practise law, and operated a law office in Tczew for two years, until she was re-nominated as a judge[4]

Honours

In 2009, Kurska received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta from Polish President Lech Kaczynski.[1]

Personal life

Kurska's children are Jacek Kurski, a politician, and Jarosław Kurski, a journalist.[5][6]

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