Edwin Kosik
Edwin Michael Kosik was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 1986 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. He assumed senior status on July 15, 1996. Kosik's service officially ended on June 13, 2019, when he died.[1]
Early life and education
A native of Dupont, Pennsylvania, Kosik graduated from Wilkes College with his bachelor's degree in 1949 and from the Dickinson School of Law with his LL.B. in 1951.[2]
Military service
Kosik served in the U.S. Army as a corporal from 1943 to 1946 and as a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1975.[2]
Professional career
- 1996-2019: Senior judge
- 1986-1996: Judge
- 1969-1986: Judge, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas
- 1979-1986: Presiding judge
- 1964-1969: Chair, Pennsylvania State Workmen's Compensation Board
- 1958-1969: Private practice, Scranton, Pa.
- 1953-1958: Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Pennsylvania
- 1951-1953: Private practice, Scranton, Pa.[2]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Middle District of Pennsylvania
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Edwin M. Kosik |
| Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 30 days after nomination. |
| Questionnaire: |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
Kosik was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on May 14, 1986, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania vacated by Malcolm Muir. Hearings on Kosik's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 4, 1986, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) on June 12, 1986. Kosik was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on June 13, 1986, and he received his commission on June 16, 1986. Kosik elected to take senior status beginning on July 15, 1996.[2][3] Kosik was succeeded in this position by Yvette Kane.
Kosik's service officially ended on June 13, 2019, when he died.[1]
Noteworthy cases
"Cash for Kids" judge corruption trial (2009)
Judge Kosik presided in the trial of former Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas judges Michael T. Conahan and Mark Civarella, who pleaded guilty of corruption and bribery charges. On July 31, 2009, Judge Kosik denied the plea agreement over reports from federal prosecutors that the two former judges engaged in obstruction of justice.[4]
See also
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Citizens' Voice, "Retired federal judge Kosik dead at 94," June 13, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Edwin Michael Kosik," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1078 — Edwin M. Kosik — The Judiciary," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ The New York Times, "Plea Agreement by 2 Judges Is Rejected in Pennsylvania," July 31, 2009
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Malcolm Muir |
Middle District of Pennsylvania 1986–1996 Seat #4T |
Succeeded by: Yvette Kane
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| 1981 |
Bartlett • Beam • Becker • Bork • Cacheris • Cardamone • Chapman • Coughenour • Cox • Crow • Cyr • Doumar • Eschbach • Forrester • Garwood • Gibson • Glasser • Hall • Hamilton • Head • Jones • Kiser • Krenzler • Lee • Magnuson • McLaughlin • Miner • Moore • Nowlin • O'Connor • Pierce • Posner • Potter • Russell • Ryan • Shabaz • Sprizzo • Stevens • Waters • Wilhoit • Wilkins • Winter | ||
| 1982 |
Acker • Acosta • Altimari • Bell • Bissell • Black • Bullock • Caldwell • Coffey • Contie • Coyle • Dowd • Fagg • Fong • Fox • Gadbois • Gibson • Ginsburg • Hart • Higginbotham • Hogan • Irving • Jackson • Jolly • Kanne • Kovachevich • Krupansky • Lynch • Mansmann • McNamara • Mencer • Mentz • Mihm • Moody • Nordberg • Paul • Pieras • Plunkett • Porfilio • Potter • Pratt • Rafeedie • Restani • Roberts • Scalia • Selya • Telesca • Wellford | ||
| 1983 |
Baldock • Barbour • Barry • Bowman • Carman • Carter • Curran • Davis • Dorsey • Feldman • Fish • Flaum • Gibbons • Hallanan • Harris • Hinojosa • Hull • Hupp • Katz • Keenan • Kelly • Kram • Laffitte • Limbaugh, Sr. • Limbaugh, Sr. • Milburn • Nesbitt • Nevas • O'Neill • Rymer • Sharp • Starr • Vinson • Vukasin • Wexler • Woods | ||
| 1984 |
Barker • Beezer • Biggers • Billings • Bissell • Boyle • Brewster • Browning • DiCarlo • Duhe • Garcia • George • Hall • Hargrove • Higgins • Hill • Holland • Ideman • Jarvis • Keller • Leavy • Lee • Legge • Leisure • Little • Livaudais • Longobardi • McKibben • Milburn • Newman • Norgle • Prado • Rea • Rosenblatt • Rovner • Scirica • Smith, Jr. • Sneeden • Stotler • Suhrheinrich • Torruella • Wiggins • Wilkinson | ||
| 1985 |
Alley • Altimari • Anderson • Aquilino • Archer • Arnold • Baldock • Batchelder • Battey • Broomfield • Brown • Brown • Brunetti • Buckley • Cobb • Conmy • Cowen • Davidson • Dimmick • Duff • Easterbrook • Edgar • Farnan • Fernandez • Fitzpatrick • Fuste • Greene • Gunn • Guy • Hall • Hilton • Holderman • Hughes • Johnson • Jones • Korman • Kozinski • La Plata • Leinenweber • Letts • Lovell • Ludwig • Maloney • Mansmann • Marcus • McDonald • Meredith • Miller • Mills • Miner • Motz • Nelson • Noonan • Porfilio • Revercomb • Rhoades • Ripple • Rodriguez • Rosenbaum • Roth • Ryan • Sam • Scott • Sentelle • Silberman • Sporkin • Stanton • Stapleton • Strand • Strom • Tacha • Tevrizian • Thompson • Todd • Tsoucalas • Walker • Walter • Weber • Williams • Wilson • Wingate • Wolf • Wollman • Young • Zloch | ||
| 1986 |
Anderson • Boggs • Bryan • Cedarbaum • Cholakis • Conway • Davies • Dearie • Dubina • Duggan • Edmondson • Fawsett • Fitzwater • Gex • Graham • Hackett • Hansen • Henderson • Hittner • Howard • Jensen • Kay • Kleinfeld • Kosik • Lagueux • Lechner • Magill • Mahoney • Manion • McAvoy • McQuade • Norris • O'Scannlain • Rehnquist • Ryskamp • Scalia • Selya • Simpson • Smalkin • Spencer • Stiehl • Wilkins • Williams • Woodlock • Zatkoff | ||
| 1987 |
Alesia • Beam • Bell • Conboy • Cowen • Cummings • Daronco • Doty • Dwyer • Ebel • Ellis • Gadola • Gawthrop • Greenberg • Harrington • Howard • Hoyt • Hutchinson • Kanne • Kelly • Larimer • Leavy • Lew • Marsh • Mayer • McKinney • Michel • Mukasey • Musgrave • Niemeyer • Parker • Phillips • Politan • Pro • Raggi • Reasoner • Reed • Scirica • Sentelle • Smith • Smith • Stadtmueller • Standish • Tinder • Torres • Trott • Turner • Van Antwerpen • Voorhees • Webb • Whipple • Wolin • Wolle • Wood • Zagel | ||
| 1988 |
Arcara • Babcock • Brorby • Butler • Cambridge • Camp • Conlon • Cox • Dubois • Duhe • Ezra • Forester • Friedman • Garza • Hutton • Jordan • Kennedy • Lake • Lamberth • Lifland • Lozano • Marovich • Nygaard • Patterson • Schell • Smith • Smith • Tilley • Waldman • Zilly | ||
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania
State courts:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts
State resources:
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