Justice Gruber was elected to the office of Town Justice for the Town of Tonawanda in 2008. Prior to that, he served as a judge for the Village of Kenmore for 24 years. Justice Gruber is also a trial attorney in private practice with the law firm of Roach, Brown, McCarthy and Gruber, P.C., in the City of Buffalo.

He is admitted to practice law before the New York State Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals and the United States District Court. He has served as an instructor for the NYS Court System for the training of town and village justices. He is a member of the New York State Magistrates Association, the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association, The Bar Association of Erie County and the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.

His community involvement includes service to his church, neighborhood schools, the Bar Association of Erie County, the University of Buffalo Law School, the New York State Bar Association, the Citizens Police Academy of the Kenmore Police Department and the Citizens Police Academy of the Town of Tonawanda Police Department.

Justice Gruber is a graduate of St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Villanova University, Villanova, PA. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo , Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence. He was admitted to the NYS Bar in 1980.

Justice Gruber resides in the Town of Tonawanda with his wife, Mara (Maranto).