▁Chief ▁Pro sec utor ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁adj unct ▁instruct or ▁at ▁Mar ist ▁College . ▁He ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁a ▁judge , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁un success fully ▁run ▁for ▁town ▁justice ▁of ▁New burgh , ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Judge ▁M azz ' s ▁Bio - ▁W PI X ▁ ▁Category : American ▁television ▁personal ities ▁Category : New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁law y ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Brook lyn ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁New burgh , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Family ▁Channel ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁general ▁entertain ment ▁television ▁network ▁owned ▁by ▁Lu ken ▁Communic ations , ▁and ▁based ▁in ▁Ch att ano oga , ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Val Com ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁purchase ▁the ▁assets ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁TV , ▁rela unch ing ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁more ▁broad ly - dist ributed ▁family ▁television ▁network . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Val Com ▁deal ▁to ▁purchase ▁Fa ith ▁TV ▁closed ▁and ▁they ▁rela unch ed ▁Fa ith ▁TV ▁as ▁My ▁Family ▁TV . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Val Com ▁completed ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁network ▁after ▁making ▁its ▁final ▁$ 2 5 0 , 0 0