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Kosik, Edwin Michael
Born May 5, 1925, in Dupont, PA
Died June 13, 2019, in Wilkes-Barre Township, PA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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. Service terminated on June 13, 2019, due to death.
Education:
Wilkes College, B.A., 1949
Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law), LL.B., 1951
Professional Career:
Died June 13, 2019, in Wilkes-Barre Township, PA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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. Service terminated on June 13, 2019, due to death.
Education:
Wilkes College, B.A., 1949
Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson 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