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<p>Retired U.S. District Judge Edwin Kosik passed away Thursday morning, as was confirmed by a member of the clerk of court&#8217;s office at the William J. Nealon Federal Courthouse in Scranton.</p><p>Kosik was 94 years old.</p><p>The retired judge first took the federal bench in 1986, being nominated by then-President Ronald Reagan, becoming a senior judge 10 years later.</p><p>Kosik is perhaps best known in Luzerne County for overseeing the trial of now-disgraced former Luzerne County Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. during the Luzerne County judicial scandal in 2011, ultimately sentencing Ciavarella to spend 28 years in federal prison.</p><p>Kosik also sentenced former judge Michael T. Conahan to 17&#189; years in a federal prison after Conahan pleaded guilty to his roles in the scandal.</p><p>The judge moved to &#8220;inactive senior status&#8221; in February 2017 due to health issues. Shortly after this retirement, Kosik went missing for two days, before being found in a wooded area in Dunmore, Lackawanna County.</p><p>As of yet, no funeral information has been released for the retired judge.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Kosik, who presided over judicial corruption trial, dies