The U.S. Senate has confirmed Sparkle Sooknanan as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Sooknanan brings a wealth of judicial experience to the bench, having previously clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, as well as Judges Guido Calabresi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Eric N. Vitaliano of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Her confirmation has been met with interest, given her diverse experiences within the judiciary.
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