Judge Benjamin Stanczyk

Judge Stanczyk is one of the heroes of Chene Street. I interviewed him seven times and he had a very large photo collection that he shared with me. He was street savvy and educated. He got his law degree from U-M in 1939. He also practiced law on Chene before joining the prosecutor’s office. He knew where all the skeletons were buried and he was a candid interviewee. I carried out all the interviews at his kitchen table in his east side Detroit home. The interviews were conducted between January 2003 and October 2005.

Transcribed Audio Interview with Benjamin Stanczyk (PDF)

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