Uncrowned Community Builders

In January 2006, Craig D. Hannah was appointed by Mayor Bryon Brown as a Buffalo City Court Judge to fill the vacancy created by the election of Hon. Diane Devlin to the NYS Supreme Court. In November 2006, Judge Hannah was elected to this seat with close to 80% of the vote. Previously, he was an attorney in private practice with close to 10 years experience as a trial lawyer in our City, State and Federal Courts. His practice was concentrated primarily in the areas of personal injury and criminal defense litigation. Also, Judge Hannah was an Adjunct Professor at Medaille College where he lectured in Criminal Justice and Criminal Procedure. Recently, Craig has been appointed as an Acting Erie County Family Court Judge.

A graduate of Canisius College and the University at Buffalo Law School, Judge Hannah began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Erie County District Attorneyââ?¬â?¢s Office. As an ADA, he was assigned to the Buffalo City Court and the Grand Jury Bureaus. Further demonstrating his commitment to public service, Craig joined the City of Buffalo Law Department in 1999. For five years, he served with distinction as one of the Cityââ?¬â?¢s chief litigators in the Corporation Counselââ?¬â?¢s Office and later served as legal counsel to then New York State Senator Byron Brown.

Judge Hannahââ?¬â?¢s honors and achievements are numerous. Craig is active in several community organizations and was recognized in Business Firstââ?¬â?¢s Whoââ?¬â?¢s Who in Law in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, he was elected to serve a Vice Chairman of the Erie County Democratic Committee. Judge Hannah is a past president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York and the recipient of its Legal Service Award. He is a board member of the Community Action Organization of Western New York and a past board member of the Ujima Theater Company.

Judge Hannah is a loving husband and enjoys reading and traveling, with his wife Angela, in his spare time. They are proud parents of Taylor Marie Hannah, who was born in November 2005.