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== Early life and education == |
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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}}</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:// |
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}}</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}}</ref> 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">{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hornak-mark-raymond|title=Hornak, Mark Raymond – Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref> |
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== Professional career == |
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== Federal judicial service == |
== 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 W. Ambrose]].<ref>{{Cite web | author=The White House: Office of the Press Secretary | url=https:// |
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 W. 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}}</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. |
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== Personal == |
== Personal == |
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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 | |
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}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 17:30, 3 March 2021
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 W. Ambrose |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1956 Homestead, Pennsylvania |
| Education | University of Pittsburgh (B.A.) University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D.) |
Mark Raymond Hornak (born March 31, 1956) 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,[1] 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.[2] 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.[2][3]
Professional career
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.[2] For 15 years, he also was solicitor of the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.[2][3]
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 W. Ambrose.[4] The United States Senate confirmed Hornak in a voice vote on October 19, 2011. He received his commission that same day.[3] He became Chief Judge on December 7, 2018.
Personal
Hornak has been married since 1981. He has five children.[5]
References
- ^ "Attorney Mark Raymond Hornak – Lawyer in Pittsburgh PA". www.lawyercentral.com.
- ^ 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. Retrieved March 22, 2011 – via National Archives.
- ^ a b c "Hornak, Mark Raymond – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (December 1, 2010). "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 22, 2011 – via National Archives.
- ^ Roddy, Dennis B. (December 3, 2010). "Federal judicial nominee Hornak faces stiff test in Senate". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 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
Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania lawyers
- People from Homestead, Pennsylvania
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- 21st-century American judges
- University of Pittsburgh alumni
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law alumni
- American people of Slovak descent