37 years after immigrating from Poland, Wasthenaw County lawyer becomes judge

Anna Frushour arrived in the United States 37 years ago, after her family fled Poland as a Communist regime instituted martial law.

Flash forward to 2020: The law is now in her hands.

In a court room packed with family, colleagues and political figures, the former Ann Arbor public defender was sworn in as a judge of Washtenaw County’s 14A District Court on Friday, Jan. 31.