Leonard Philip Stark
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Born 1969.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 3, 2022
- Senate vote
- 61 to 35
- Confirmed
- Feb 9, 2022
- Commissioned
- Mar 16, 2022
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Mar 17, 2010
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Aug 5, 2010
- Commissioned
- Aug 10, 2010
- Left this court
- Mar 17, 2022. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, 2007-2010
Education
- B.A., B.S., M.A., University of Delaware, 1991
- D.Phil., University of Oxford, Magdalen College, 1993
- J.D., Yale Law School, 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
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, November 3, 2021; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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