Stanley Sporkin was an American lawyer who served as the director of enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission, general counsel for the Central Intelligence Agency and United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
13 Facts About Stanley Sporkin
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Stanley Sporkin received a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1957.
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From 1957 to 1960, Sporkin was a law clerk for Judge Caleb M Wright of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and for Judge Paul Conway Leahy of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in 1960.
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Stanley Sporkin was in private practice of law in Washington, DC from 1960 to 1961.
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Stanley Sporkin served in a number of roles with the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1961 to 1981.
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Stanley Sporkin was a staff attorney of the SEC Special Studies of the Securities Markets from 1961 to 1963; in the SEC Division of Trading and Markets in 1963; Chief of the SEC Branch of Enforcement from 1963 to 1966; Chief Enforcement Attorney of the SEC Office of Enforcement from 1966 to 1967; Assistant Director for SEC from 1967 to 1968; Associate Director for SEC from 1968 to 1972; and Deputy Director of the SEC Division of Enforcement from 1972 to 1974.
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From 1981 to 1986, Stanley Sporkin was General Counsel for the Central Intelligence Agency.
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In 1979, Stanley Sporkin received the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service.
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Stanley Sporkin was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on April 5,1985, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Judge June Lazenby Green.
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Stanley Sporkin was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16,1985, and received his commission on December 17,1985.
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Stanley Sporkin was a member of the Gavel Consulting Group, a private consultancy that consists of several former federal judges and high-ranking government officials.
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Stanley Sporkin was in charge of the BP America Ombudsman Team, working from Chevy Chase, Maryland.
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On March 23,2020, Stanley Sporkin died after suffering from congestive heart failure in Rockville, Maryland.