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


Born on March 31, 1956 in [[Homestead, Pennsylvania]],<ref>[http://www.lawyercentral.com/mark-raymond-hornak-interactive-profile--20-576820.html Lawyer Central profile]</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=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> 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>https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hornak-mark-raymond</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}}</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=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> 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>


== Professional career ==
== 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.<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>https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hornak-mark-raymond</ref>
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.<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"/>


== Federal judicial service ==
== 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]].<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. He received his commission that same day.<ref>https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hornak-mark-raymond</ref>
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=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. He received his commission that same day.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>


== Personal ==
== Personal ==

Revision as of 05:10, 28 May 2017

Mark Raymond Hornak
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2011
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byDonetta W. Ambrose
Personal details
Born
Mark Raymond Hornak

(1956-03-31) March 31, 1956 (age 68)
Homestead, Pennsylvania
EducationUniversity of Pittsburgh B.A.
University of Pittsburgh School of Law J.D.

Mark Raymond Hornak (born March 31, 1956) is a 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]

Personal

Hornak has been married since 1981. He has five children.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Attorney Mark Raymond Hornak - Lawyer in Pittsburgh PA". www.lawyercentral.com.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c "Hornak, Mark Raymond - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  4. ^ The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (December 1, 2010). "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  5. ^ Roddy, Dennis B. (December 3, 2010). "Federal judicial nominee Hornak faces stiff test in Senate". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
2011–present 		Incumbent
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