Sparkle Leah Sooknanan
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Born 1983.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Feb 27, 2024
- Senate vote
- 50 to 48
- Confirmed
- Dec 3, 2024
- Commissioned
- Jan 2, 2025
Education
- B.S., St. Francis College, 2002
- M.B.A., Hofstra University, 2003
- J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2010
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Eric N. Vitaliano, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2010-2011
- Law clerk, Hon. Guido Calabresi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2011-2012
- Attorney, appellate staff, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2012-2013
- Law clerk, Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court of the United States, 2013-2014
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2014-2021
- Deputy associate attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2021-2023
- Principal deputy assistant attorney general, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2023-2024
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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