Stanley Sporkin
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on April 5, 1985; Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1985, and received commission on December 17, 1985. Assumed senior status on 2/12/1999. Service terminated on 1/15/2000, due to retirement.
Education:
Pennsylvania State University, A.B., 1953
Yale Law School, LL.B., 1957
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, D.C., 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, D.C., 2000-present