Mark Raymond Hornak
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by voice vote, Mark Raymond Hornak is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1981. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1956 · age 70
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2011
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Pittsburgh 1978 · University of Pittsburgh Law 1981
- Succeeded
- Donetta W. Ambrose
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded Donetta W. Ambrose | Obama (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Pittsburgh | B.A. | 1978 |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Law | J.D. | 1981 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hornak was assigned 2,031 district-court cases (1996–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 179 days across 1,871 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 170 of Hornak’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 141 were affirmed, 16 reversed or vacated, and 13 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Mark Raymond Hornak?
- President Barack Obama appointed Mark Raymond Hornak to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 2011.
- Was Mark Raymond Hornak appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Mark Raymond Hornak was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Mark Raymond Hornak's confirmation vote?
- Mark Raymond Hornak was confirmed by voice vote on October 19, 2011. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Mark Raymond Hornak on?
- Mark Raymond Hornak is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).