Mark Raymond Hornak

Born 1956 in Homestead, PA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Donetta W. Ambrose. Confirmed by the Senate on October 19, 2011, and received commission on October 19, 2011.

Education:
University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 1978
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1981

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. James M. Sprouse, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1981-1982
Adjunct professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1989-1993
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1982-2011

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, December 1, 2010; no Senate vote

Judge

U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

2011 - Current

Attorney

Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1982 - 2011

Adjunct professor

University of Pittsburgh School of Law

1989 - 1993

Law clerk

Hon. James M. Sprouse, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

1981 - 1982

University of Pittsburgh School of Law

J.D. (1981)

University of Pittsburgh

B.A. (1978)