As Executive Director of the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program, he worked to enhance the image of those veterans to show their potential as positive role models in society. He has been involved with veteran’s affairs as a resident of California for the past 25 years. He assisted the Vietnam Veterans with legal advice and with initiating a program for substance abuse for veterans. He advises as a board member the Disabled Businesspersons Association, an association to assist the disabled who want to start a business. He has served a national office in the Blinded Veterans Association and still serve on their investment committee. 

The Honorable David Szumowski is now assigned to the felony arraignment and probation revocation calendars as a superior court judge in California for trial prosecution practice. Governor Pete Wilson appointed him to this position in March of l998. This arena boasts of few blind individuals as there are about l5 to 20 active blind judges in this country. David believes that his success as a disabled person and the publicity that has surrounded his achievements have given hope to those disadvantaged individuals who strive to better their personal situations. Through his community activities, his speaking engagements, the publicity that flows naturally to his court activities, and his overall availability to work with others, he has made a significant impact on those with whom he has contact.