Sparkle Sooknanan
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Sparkle Sooknanan is Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the United States Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.[1]
On February 27, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Sparkle Sooknanan to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. As of April 18, 2024, Sooknanan was awaiting a confirmation vote from the full U.S. Senate.[2] Click here for more information on Sooknanan's federal judicial nomination.
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden
On February 27, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Sooknanan to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Sparkle Sooknanan |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia |
| Progress |
| 277 days since nomination. |
 Nominated: February 27, 2024
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| ABA Rating: Well qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: March 20, 2024
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: April 18, 2024
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 Confirmed:
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Confirmation vote
As of April 18, 2024, Sooknanan was awaiting a confirmation vote from the full U.S. Senate.[2] Click here for a list of other judges awaiting a full Senate vote.
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Sooknanan's nomination on March 20, 2024. The committee voted to advance Sooknanan's nomination to the full Senate on April 18, 2024.[2]Click here for a list of other nominees awaiting a committee vote.
Nomination
On February 27, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Sparkle Sooknanan to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[2]
The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Sooknanan Well Qualified.[3] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
About the court
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The White House, "President Biden Names Forty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Two New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorney," February 21, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Congress.gov, "PN1463 — Sparkle L. Sooknanan — The Judiciary," accessed February 28, 2024
- ↑ American Bar Association, "STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY," accessed March 20, 2024
