Stan Gordinski

Detective Stan Gordinski is a minor character who appeared in Criminal Minds, particularly in episodes focusing on SSA Derek Morgan's troubled past.

Background
Little is known about Gordinski's personal life, including how he became a Chicago police detective. At one point in his career, he arrested Derek Morgan many years ago after Morgan got involved in a fistfight. Since then, he had been antagonizing Morgan.

Profiler Profiled
Gordinski returns in Morgan's life when the agent comes to visit his mother for her birthday. He arrests Morgan, whom he suspects to be behind the murders of three young boys. Throughout the episode, Gordinski is completely confident that Morgan was behind the murders, and when the investigating BAU suspect Carl Buford, the owner of a community center, the detective is quick to defend Carl. However, when Morgan is released and manages to wrangle an inadvertent confession out of Carl, Gordinski makes the arrest and apologizes to Morgan for the trouble.

Restoration
He is scheduled to reappear in the episode.

Appearances

 * Season Two
 * "Profiler Profiled"
 * Season Eight
 * "Restoration"