U.S. District Judge Leonard P. Stark's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit earlier this week came as no surprise to attorneys who have worked alongside him and on cases in his courtroom.

With 24 years spent working in Delaware's legal world, Stark has made a reputation for being attentive to detail and considerate of litigators and their clients despite having one of the largest caseloads of any federal judge, including a hefty docket of patent litigation.