Mark Ciavarella
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| Born | Mark Arthur Ciavarella Jr. March 3, 1950 |
| Alma mater | King's College Duquesne Law School |
| Occupation | Former President Judge |
| Years active | 1996–2009 |
| Known for | Kids for cash scandal |
| Successor | Chester B. Muroski |
| Criminal status | Federal inmate #15008-067 Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland, Kentucky |
| Spouse | Cindy Baer (div. 2013) |
| Criminal charge | Racketeering, fraud, money laundering, extortion, bribery, and federal tax violations |
| Penalty | 28 years in federal prison |
Mark Arthur Ciavarella Jr. (born March 3, 1950) is an American convicted felon and former President Judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, who was involved, along with fellow judge Michael Conahan, in the "kids for cash" scandal in 2008, for which he was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison in 2011.