Kosik, Edwin Michael Born 1925 in Dupont, PA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania Nominated by Ronald Reagan on May 14, 1986, to a seat vacated by Malcolm A. Muir. Confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1986, and received commission on June 16, 1986. Assumed senior status on July 15, 1996. Education: Wilkes College, B.A., 1949 Dickinson School of Law, LL.B., 1951 Professional Career: U.S. Army corporal, 1943-1946 U.S. Army Reserve colonel, 1975 Private practice, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1951-1953, 1958-1969 Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1953-1958 Chairman, Pennsylvania State Workmen's Compensation Board, 1964-1969 Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County [Pennsylvania], 1969-1986; president judge, 1979-1986