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'''Mark Raymond Hornak''' (born 1956) is an American lawyer who has been confirmed to serve as a United States district judge on the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania]]. The United States confirmed Hornak in a [[voice vote]] on October 19, 2011.<ref>http://www.senate.gov/galleries/pdcl/index.htm</ref> He currently is awaiting his judicial commission.
'''Mark Raymond Hornak''' (born March 31, 1956)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark R. Hornak |url=https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/mark-r-hornak |access-date=2021-04-26 |website=www.pawd.uscourts.gov |archive-date=2020-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016223938/https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/mark-r-hornak |url-status=live }}</ref> is the [[United States federal judge|chief United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania]].


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==


Born in [[Homestead, Pennsylvania]], Hornak earned a bachelor's degree in 1978 from the [[University of Pittsburgh]] and a law degree in 1981 from the [[University of Pittsburgh School of Law]].<ref name=whgov_20101201>{{Cite web | author=The White House: Office of the Press Secretary | url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/12/01/president-obama-names-seven-united-states-district-court | title=President Obama Names Seven to United States District Court | work=[[whitehouse.gov]] | date=December 1, 2010 | accessdate=March 22, 2011}}</ref>
Born on March 31, 1956, in [[Homestead, Pennsylvania]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawyercentral.com/mark-raymond-hornak-interactive-profile--20-576820.html|title=Attorney Mark Raymond Hornak – Lawyer in Pittsburgh PA|website=www.lawyercentral.com|access-date=2016-03-28|archive-date=2016-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408053815/http://www.lawyercentral.com/mark-raymond-hornak-interactive-profile--20-576820.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=whgov_20101201>{{Cite web | author=The White House: Office of the Press Secretary | url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/12/01/president-obama-names-seven-united-states-district-court | title=President Obama Names Seven to United States District Court | date=December 1, 2010 | via=[[NARA|National Archives]] | work=[[whitehouse.gov]] | access-date=March 22, 2011 | archive-date=January 18, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118133820/https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/12/01/president-obama-names-seven-united-states-district-court | url-status=live }}</ref>


== Career ==
From 1981 until 1982, Hornak served as a law clerk to Judge [[James Marshall Sprouse]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]], in [[Charleston, West Virginia]].<ref name=whgov_20101201/>


From 1981 until 1982, he served as a [[law clerk]] to Judge [[James Marshall Sprouse]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]], in [[Charleston, West Virginia]].<ref name=whgov_20101201/><ref name="fjc.gov">{{FJC Bio|nid=1393826}}</ref> From 1982 until 1988, Hornak served as an [[Associate lawyer|associate]] at the [[Pittsburgh]] law firm [[Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney]]. From 1988 until his federal judicial confirmation, he was a [[Law firm partner|partner]] with the firm, specializing in [[civil litigation]], [[labor and employment law]], media defense, and governmental representation.<ref name=whgov_20101201/> For 15 years, he also was solicitor of the [[Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County]].<ref name=whgov_20101201/><ref name="fjc.gov"/> From 1989 to 1993, he was an [[adjunct professor]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh School of Law]].<ref name="fjc.gov"/>
== Professional career ==


=== Federal judicial service ===
From 1982 until 1988, Hornak served as an associate at the Pittsburgh law firm [[Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney]]. From 1988 until his federal judicial confirmation, he has been a partner with the firm, specializing in civil litigation, labor and employment law, media defense and governmental representation.<ref name=whgov_20101201/> For 15 years, he also was solicitor of the [[Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County]].<ref name=whgov_20101201/>


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]].<ref>{{Cite web | author=The White House: Office of the Press Secretary | url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/12/01/presidential-nominations-sent-senate | title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate | date=December 1, 2010 | via=[[NARA|National Archives]] | work=[[whitehouse.gov]] | access-date=March 22, 2011 | archive-date=February 16, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216170713/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/12/01/presidential-nominations-sent-senate | url-status=live }}</ref> The United States Senate confirmed Hornak in a [[voice vote]] on October 19, 2011. He received his commission that same day.<ref name="fjc.gov"/> He became chief judge on December 7, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark R. Hornak, Chief District Judge |url=https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/mark-r-hornak-chief-district-judge |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922022458/https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/mark-r-hornak-chief-district-judge |archive-date=September 22, 2022 |access-date=October 23, 2022 |website=www.pawd.uscourts.gov}}</ref>
== Nomination to federal district court ==

On December 1, 2010, President Obama nominated Hornak to fill a judicial vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania that had been created by the transition to [[senior status]] in November 2010 by Judge [[Donetta W. Ambrose]].<ref>{{Cite web | author=The White House: Office of the Press Secretary | url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/12/01/presidential-nominations-sent-senate | title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate | work=[[whitehouse.gov]] | date=December 1, 2010 | accessdate=March 22, 2011}}</ref>

The United States Senate confirmed Hornak in a [[voice vote]] on October 19, 2011.<ref>http://www.senate.gov/galleries/pdcl/index.htm</ref> He presently is awaiting his judicial commission.


== Personal ==
== Personal ==


Hornak has been married since about 1981. He has five children.<ref name=pittsburgh_post_gazette_20101203>{{Cite news | first=Dennis B. | last=Roddy | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10337/1107853-499.stm | title=Federal judicial nominee Hornak faces stiff test in Senate | work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] | date=December 3, 2010 | accessdate=March 22, 2011}}</ref>
Hornak has been married since 1981. He has five children.<ref name=pittsburgh_post_gazette_20101203>{{Cite news | first=Dennis B. | last=Roddy | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10337/1107853-499.stm | title=Federal judicial nominee Hornak faces stiff test in Senate | work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] | date=December 3, 2010 | access-date=March 22, 2011 | archive-date=June 28, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628185125/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10337/1107853-499.stm | url-status=live }}</ref>


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Mark R. Hornak
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 7, 2018
Preceded byJoy Flowers Conti
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2011
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byDonetta Ambrose
Personal details
Born
Mark Raymond Hornak

(1956-03-31) March 31, 1956 (age 68)
Homestead, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationUniversity 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

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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

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From 1981 until 1982, he served as a law clerk to Judge James Marshall Sprouse of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Charleston, West Virginia.[3][4] From 1982 until 1988, Hornak served as an associate at the Pittsburgh law firm Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney. From 1988 until his federal judicial confirmation, he was a partner with the firm, specializing in civil litigation, labor and employment law, media defense, and governmental representation.[3] For 15 years, he also was solicitor of the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.[3][4] From 1989 to 1993, he was an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.[4]

Federal judicial service

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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

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Hornak has been married since 1981. He has five children.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Mark R. Hornak". www.pawd.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  2. ^ "Attorney Mark Raymond Hornak – Lawyer in Pittsburgh PA". www.lawyercentral.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  3. ^ a b c d The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (December 1, 2010). "President Obama Names Seven to United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2011 – via National Archives.
  4. ^ a b c d Mark R. Hornak at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  5. ^ The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (December 1, 2010). "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2011 – via National Archives.
  6. ^ "Mark R. Hornak, Chief District Judge". www.pawd.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
2011–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
2018–present
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