Mark Raymond Hornak at a glance
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Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
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13 22. Use of Courtroom Technology The parties are required to use trial presentation technology, courtroom technology, and trial exhibit summaries (pursuant to Rule 1006 of the Federal Rules of Evidence), to the fullest extent possible in all cases. Should the parties require training or other information on use of the courtroom technology, the parties…JH-PracticesandProceduresofJudgeMarkRHornakredline12-2016.pdf ↗
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DURING YOUR DELIBERATIONS, YOU MUST NOT COMMUNICATE WITH OR PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION TO ANYONE BY ANY MEANS ABOUT THIS CASE. YOU MAY NOT USE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR MEDIA, SUCH AS THE TELEPHONE, A CELL PHONE, SMART PHONE, iPHONE , BLACKBERRY OR COMPUTER, THE INTERNET, ANY INTERNET SERVICE, ANY TEXT OR INSTANT MESSAGING SERVICE, ANY…Microsoft Word - FINAL Jury Instructions.doc ↗
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Identity source checked July 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Identity source · HTML · Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory · effective October 19, 2011 · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Federal Judicial Center biography ↗Identity source · HTML · CourtListener / Free Law Project · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Judge Specific source · PDF · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania · Source checked July 24, 2026
View JH-PracticesandProceduresofJudgeMarkRHornakredline12-2016.pdf ↗Judge Specific source · PDF · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania · Source checked July 24, 2026
View Microsoft Word - FINAL Jury Instructions.doc ↗Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗