Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this week, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Leonard Stark to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Judge Stark is an exceptional and experienced jurist. For the past 14 years, he has served the District of Delaware--first, as a magistrate judge and, since 2010, as a district court judge. He has presided over 6,000 civil and criminal cases, including 2,400 patent matters and 63 patent trials. This experience will be of particular importance on the Federal Circuit for two reasons. First, unlike the 12 other courts of appeals, the Federal Circuit has a specialized jurisdiction; it hears all of the Nation's patent appeals. Second, Judge Stark would replace the only active judge on the court who has previously served as a trial judge. This makes his extensive background as a trial judge especially valuable. Judge Stark brings with him considerable experience serving on Federal appeals panels. He has sat, by designation, on the Third and Federal Circuits, where he heard 54 appeals and authored 11 unanimous opinions. Before joining the bench, Judge Stark served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware for 4 years. He worked as a litigation associate at an international law firm. And he clerked on the Third Circuit. Judge Stark earned his bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and master of arts simultaneously at the University of Delaware.…”