Chris Mazur
Longtime special prosecutor and current City of Niagara Falls Corporation Counsel, Christopher M. Mazur has announced his candidacy for Niagara Falls City Court Judge for 2021.
Mazur will look to fill the seat currently held by City Court Judge Mark Anthony Violante, who will be reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70 next year.
âMy professional and life experience has prepared me to take the next step in my legal career as I am ready to follow in the footsteps of past and current City Court judges who are alumni of the corporation counselâs office, Mazur said.Â
A lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, Mazur is a graduate of the former Niagara Catholic High School. The first member of his family to attend college, he graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo with degrees in political science and history prior to obtaining his law degree from the SUNY Buffalo Law School.