Identity

About Sparkle L. Sooknanan

This site is case-file commentary on official acts by a public figure. Titles and dates come from the Federal Judicial Center, the District of Columbia chambers page, and the Senate roll call. Identity confidence: high. Episodes live on the home case file.

Sparkle L. Sooknanan, U.S. District Court official portrait — Sparkle L. Sooknanan. United States District Court for the District of Columbia official portrait, 30 January 2025. U.S. government work. Wikimedia Commons File:Judge_Sparkle_Sooknanan.jpg.

Sparkle Leah Sooknanan is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The Federal Judicial Center directory and the court’s chambers page identify the same person. This page is identity only.

Documented roles

Born. 1983, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. FJC.
Training. St. Francis College B.S. 2002; Hofstra M.B.A. 2003; Brooklyn Law School J.D. 2010. Clerks: Vitaliano (E.D.N.Y.), Calabresi (2d Cir.), Sotomayor (SCOTUS). FJC / DCD bio.
2014–2021. Private practice, Washington, D.C. (Jones Day Issues & Appeals; partner 2020 per court bio). FJC.
2021–2024. Deputy Associate Attorney General (2021–2023); Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division (2023–2024). FJC.
February 27, 2024. Nominated by President Biden to D.D.C., seat vacated by Florence Y. Pan (PN1463). FJC / Congress.gov.
December 3, 2024. Senate confirmation 50–48 (Roll Call Vote 306). Senate.gov.
January 2, 2025–present (as of 2026-09-09). FJC commission date. Active district judge. FJC; D.D.C..

What this site is not

Not a court. Not affiliated with Judge Sooknanan or the District of Columbia. Not a conviction page. H.Res. 1421 is INTRODUCED — not a House vote, not removal. See the disclaimer.