Mark R. Hornak
Mark R. Hornak | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
Assumed office December 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Joy Flowers Conti |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
Assumed office October 19, 2011 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Donetta Ambrose |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark Raymond Hornak March 31, 1956 Homestead, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | University of Pittsburgh (BA, JD) |
Mark Raymond Hornak (born March 31, 1956)[1] is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Early life and education
Born on March 31, 1956, in Homestead, Pennsylvania,[2] Hornak earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from the University of Pittsburgh and a Juris Doctor in 1981 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.[3]
Career
From 1981 until 1982, he served as a
Federal judicial service
On December 1, 2010, President Obama nominated Hornak to fill a judicial vacancy on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania that had been created by the transition to senior status in November 2010 by Judge Donetta Ambrose.[5] The United States Senate confirmed Hornak in a voice vote on October 19, 2011. He received his commission that same day.[4] He became Chief Judge on December 7, 2018.[6]
Personal
Hornak has been married since 1981. He has five children.[7]
References
- ^ "Mark R. Hornak". www.pawd.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ "Attorney Mark Raymond Hornak – Lawyer in Pittsburgh PA". www.lawyercentral.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ^ National Archives.
- ^ a b c d Mark R. Hornak at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- National Archives.
- ^ "Mark R. Hornak, Chief District Judge". www.pawd.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ Roddy, Dennis B. (December 3, 2010). "Federal judicial nominee Hornak faces stiff test in Senate". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
External links
- Mark R. Hornak at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Mark Raymond Hornak at Ballotpedia