A New York State judge whose home was raided by law enforcement authorities in March, died by suicide on Tuesday in his home near Buffalo, his attorney said. John L. Michalski, 61, an acting justice of the State Supreme Court, was found dead in his Amherst home, defense attorney Terrence M. Connors told The Buffalo News. Connors said he received a call about his former client’s death late Tuesday morning. “It’s heartbreaking,” Connors said. “He was such a good guy. This just didn’t have to happen.” “It’s difficult to explain what a tragedy this is,” said Connors, adding that “it would be difficult to find a judge who was more respected” in the Western New York legal community,  The New York Times reported. Michalski, began his judicial career in 2006 when he was appointed a judge of the New York Court of Claims and an acting justice of the Supreme …