Award for administering justice and reducing crime. In 1979, Sporkin received the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Federal judicial service Sporkin was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on April 5, 1985, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Judge June Lazenby Green. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985. In 1989, in his courtroom, a convicted drug dealer admitted to providing cocaine to then-Mayor of Washington, D.C. Marion Barry, sparking a major scandal and Barry's subsequent conviction for possession of cocaine. He assumed senior status on February 12, 1999. He retired on January 15, 2000. Post judicial service Following his retirement from the bench, Sporkin became affiliated with the Weil Gotshal law firm and embarked on a solo law practice. Sporkin was a member of the Gavel Consulting Group, a private consultancy that consists of several former federal judges and high-ranking government officials. He was in charge of the BP America Ombudsman Team, working from Chevy Chase, Maryland. On March 23, 2020, Sporkin died after suffering from congestive heart failure in Rockville, Maryland. He was 88 years old. He leaves behind a wife and three children. References Sources Biography from the Gavel Consulting Group External links Judge Stanley Sporkin on The George Jarkesy Show 1932 births 2020 deaths Lawyers from Philadelphia Pennsylvania State University alumni Yale University alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia American Jews United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan 20th-century American judges Recipients of the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service