Leonard P. Stark

Leonard Philip Stark (born July 5, 1969) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and was a United States Magistrate Judge of the same district. He is a nominee to serve as United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

This article is about the judge. For record producer, see Len Stark.
Leonard P. Stark
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office
July 1, 2014 – July 1, 2021
Preceded byGregory M. Sleet
Succeeded byColm Connolly
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
Assumed office
August 10, 2010
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byKent A. Jordan
Personal details
Born
Leonard Philip Stark

(1969-07-05) July 5, 1969
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Delaware (BA, BS, MA)
Magdalen College, Oxford (DPhil)
Yale University (JD)

Early life and education

Born in Detroit, Stark earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science in history and political science and a Master of Arts in history from the University of Delaware, all in 1991.[1] Stark also earned a Doctor of Philosophy in politics from Magdalen College at the University of Oxford in 1993 as a Rhodes Scholar.[1] Finally, Stark earned a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1996.[1] From 1996 until 1997, Stark served as a law clerk to United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Walter King Stapleton.[1][2]

Professional career

From 1997 until 2001, Stark was an associate with the Wilmington, Delaware office of the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. From 2002 until 2007, Stark served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Wilmington.[1][2]

Federal judicial service

United States magistrate judge tenure

In 2007, the judges on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware selected Stark to be a United States Magistrate Judge in Wilmington.[2]

United States district court service

In January 2009, Stark submitted his resume to Vice President Joe Biden, expressing his interest in a federal district judgeship vacancy in Delaware. The following month, Stark submitted his information to United States Senator Tom Carper as well. After Stark underwent nearly a year of interviews with Carper, representatives from Carper's staff, representatives from the United States Department of Justice and the Office of White House Counsel,, on March 17, 2010, President Obama nominated Stark to fill the vacancy created by the elevation of Judge Kent A. Jordan to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 2006.[3] On August 5, 2010, he was confirmed in the United States Senate by unanimous consent and he received commission on August 10, 2010. He became Chief Judge on July 1, 2014 and served until July 1, 2021.[2]

Nomination to court of appeals

On November 3, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Stark to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.[4] President Biden nominated Stark to the seat vacated by Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley, who will retire on March 11, 2022.[5][6] His nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On December 1, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7]

References
  1. President Obama Nominates Judge Leonard Stark and Amy Totenberg to the United States District Court Archived 2017-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, whitehouse.gov (March 17, 2010).
  2. "Stark, Leonard Philip – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  3. Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 3/17/2010, whitehouse.gov (March 17, 2010).
  4. "President Biden Names Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. Future Judicial Vacancies
  6. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 3, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. December 1, 2021.
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