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Sparkle L. Sooknanan
Personal details
Born
Sparkle Leah Sooknanan

1983 (age 41–42)
Trinidad and Tobago[1]
EducationSt. Francis College (BS)
Hofstra University (MBA)
Brooklyn Law School (JD)

Sparkle Leah Sooknanan[2] (born 1983)[3] is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian born American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Education

Sooknanan Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, from St. Francis College in 2002, a Master of Business Administration with distinction from Hofstra University in 2003 and a Juris Doctor summa cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School in 2010.[4]

Career

From 2010 to 2011, Sooknanan served as a law clerk for Judge Eric N. Vitaliano of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, from 2011 to 2012, she was a law clerk for Judge Guido Calabresi of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and from 2013 to 2014, she was a law clerk for Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the U.S. Supreme Court. From 2014 to 2021, Sooknanan worked in private practice at Jones Day, becoming a partner at the firm in 2020. From 2012 to 2013, she worked at the United States Department of Justice as an appellate attorney in the Civil Division and as a deputy associate attorney general from 2021 to 2023. Since 2023, she has served as the principal deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.[4]

Nomination to district court

On February 21, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Sooknanan to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[4] Sooknanan was recommended to the seat by Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.[5] On February 27, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Sooknanan to the seat vacated by Judge Florence Y. Pan, who was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on September 28, 2022.[6] On March 20, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] During her confirmation hearing, she was questioned by Senator Josh Hawley over her work representing hedge fund investors working in Puerto Rico.[8] On April 18, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 11–10 party-line vote.[9][10] Her nomination is pending before the United States Senate.

References

  1. ^ Williams, Laurel V. (March 8, 2024). "US president nominates Trinidad woman to serve as district judge". newsday.co.tt.
  2. ^ "Sparkle Leah Sooknanan". Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "President Biden Names Forty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Two New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "BIDEN NOMINATES NORTON RECOMMENDATION, SPARKLE L. SOOKNANAN, FOR THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR D.C." (Press release). February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. March 19, 2024.
  8. ^ Weiss, Benjamin S. "Senate Republicans buck blue slips on US attorney nominees". Courthouse News. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 18, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Ten Nominations to the Full Senate" (Press release). United States Senate Judiciary Committee. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
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