Sparkle L. Sooknanan
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Judge · Federal · District of Columbia
Profile data last updated: 10/8/2026. Status: active.
Cases in this dataset
124 linked docket records. These counts are not a count of rulings or a prediction.
Case volume by filing year
- 2023
18 - 2024
42 - 2025
64
Recent cases
- LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- United States v. GAFFNEY
- OVERSIGHT PROJECT v. U.S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- United States v. PAVEL
- United States v. BEIDLEMAN
- JEFFERSON v. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, INC.
- United States v. BREWER
- United States v. PHILLIPS
- United States v. REID
- MOLNAR v. NOEM
Career history
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · 2025-01-02 to End not recorded · Joseph R. Biden
- United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Florence Y. Pan, elevated · Start not recorded to End not recorded
- Brooklyn Law School J.D. 2010
- Hofstra University M.B.A. 2003
- St. Francis College B.S. 2002
Sources and corrections
- congress-nominations · 2026-10-08
- fjc-bio · 2026-10-07
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