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Stanley Sporkin
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Stanley Sporkin served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Dec 16, 1985. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Confirmed
- Dec 16, 1985
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1932
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaRonald Reagan · Dec 16, 1985 – Jan 15, 2000
Education
- Pennsylvania State UniversityA.B., 1953
- Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1957
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, D.C., 1960-1961, 2000-; U.S. 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 of enforcement, 1967-1968; Associate director of enforcement, 1968-1972; Deputy director, Division of Enforcement, 1972-1974; Director, Division of Enforcement, 1974-1981; General counsel, Central Intelligence Agency, 1981-1986
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