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Leonard Philip Stark

Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Leonard Philip Stark serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Feb 9, 2022 by a 61–35 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Confirmed
Feb 9, 2022
Senate vote
61–35
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1969

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of DelawareBarack Obama · Aug 5, 2010 – Mar 17, 2022
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitJoseph R. Biden · Feb 9, 2022

Education

  • University of DelawareB.A., B.S., M.A., 1991
  • University of Oxford, Magdalen CollegeD.Phil., 1993
  • Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1996

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Walter K. Stapleton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1996-1997; Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1997-2001; Adjunct professor, University of Delaware, 1998-1999; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Delaware, 2002-2007; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2015-2017

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Leonard Philip Stark, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1393291/leonard-philip-stark (accessed 2026-10-14).

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