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Mark J. Plawecki (born April 25, 1961) is a district judge from the U.S. state of Michigan. His district (the 20th) is comprised of the city of Dearborn Heights, located in suburban Detroit. He was elected to the seat in 1994, and is currently in his fourth term as Chief Judge for that court.

Early Life
Plawecki attended Detroit Catholic Central and graduated from Dearborn Heights Riverside High school, where he was All-League in tennis, in 1979. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, and earned his juris doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1987. Plawecki then practiced general law, eventually becoming president of the firm Rombach, Plawecki, and Viggiani. During that time he was also prosecutor for the city of Hazel Park.

Judicial Career
Elected to the bench in 1994, Plawecki was the youngest judge (age 33) in Dearborn Heights history. He has been re-elected, without opposition, in 1996, 2002, and 2008. He is a past president of the Wayne County District Judges Association and current president of the Advocates Polish American Bar Association for Michigan.

Personal
Plawecki is the author of How Could You Trade Billy Pierce, which introduced PAPA, his statistical formula for rating major league baseball pitchers. He writes a regular column, Confessions of a Condor (formerly Spartacus), for the Detroit Legal News. He and his wife Julie have three daughters: Rachel, Lauren, and Monica. They reside in Dearborn Heights, Michigan.