Donald J. Mark (March 31, 1926 – February 10, 2018) was an American judge. Mark was born in

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. He went to St. Andrew School and the

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in Rochester. Mark served in the

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during

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and the

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. He also served as a colonel in the New York National Guard. Mark went to

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, and was admitted to the New York bar in 1953. From 1964 to 1973, he served as the Penfield Town Court justice. Mark then served as the

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judge from 1974 to 1983. Mark served on the

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from 1983 to 1997.James E. Morris Award presented to the Honorable Donald J. Mark
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