Stanley Sporkin is a former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

United States District Court for the District of Columbia

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. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge June Lazenby Green

June Lazenby Green

June Lazenby Green was a United States federal judge.Born in Arnold, Maryland, Green received a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law in 1941. She was a Claims adjuster, Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Company, Washington, D.C. from 1942 to 43...

 on April 5, 1985 by President Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

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, and was confirmed by the Senate

United States Senate

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 on December 16; he received his commission the next day. He assumed senior status

Senior status

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 on February 12, 1999, and retired on January 15, 2000.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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, Sporkin received an A.B. from Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University

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 in 1953, and an LL.B. from Yale Law School

Yale Law School

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 in 1957. He was a clerk

Law clerk

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 for U.S. District Court Judge Caleb M. Wright from 1957 to 1960 and for Judge Paul Conway Leahy

Paul Conway Leahy

Paul Conway Leahy was a United States federal judge.Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Leahy received a B.S. from the University of Delaware in 1926 and an LL.B. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1929. He was in private practice in Wilmington, Delaware from 1929 to 1942.On December 23,...

 in 1960. He was in private practice in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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 in 1960-1961, and worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1961 to 1981; he was director of the Division of Enforcement from 1974 to 1981. From 1981 to 1986, he was general counsel

General Counsel

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 to the Central Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence Agency

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. In 1979, Sporkin was awarded the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service

President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service

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Currently, Sporkin is a member of the Gavel Consulting Group, a private consultancy that consists of several former federal judges and high-ranking government officials. He is in charge of the BP

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America Ombudsman Team.