Stanley Sporkin

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Stanley Sporkin
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Prior offices:
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Years in office: 1999 - 2000

Years in office: 1985 - 1999
Personal
Birthplace
Philadelphia, PA

Stanley Sporkin (1932-present) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Sporkin was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on April 5, 1985, to a seat vacated by June Green; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1985, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on February 12, 1999, and retired on January 15, 2000.[1]

Education

  • Pennsylvania State University, A.B., 1953
  • Yale Law School, LL.B., 1957[1]

Professional career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Caleb M. Wright, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 1957-1960
  • Law clerk, Hon. Paul Leahy, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 1960
  • Private practice, Washington, DC, 1960-1961
  • Securities and Exchange Commission, 1961-1981
  • Staff attorney, Special Studies of the Securities Markets, 1961-1963
  • Division of Trading and Markets, 1963
  • Chief, Branch of Enforcement, 1963-1966
  • Chief enforcement attorney, Office of Enforcement, 1966-1967
  • Assistant director (Enforcement), 1967-1968
  • Associate director (Enforcement), 1968-1972
  • Deputy director, Division of Enforcement, 1972-1974
  • Director, Division of Enforcement, 1974-1981
  • General counsel, Central Intelligence Agency, 1981-1986
  • Private practice, Washington, DC, 2000-[1]

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