Lonny R. Suko

Lonny Ray Suko
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Incumbent
Assumed office November 1, 2013
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
In office July 13, 2009 – January 27, 2011
Preceded by	Robert H. Whaley
Succeeded by	Rosanna M. Peterson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
In office July 16, 2003 – November 1, 2013
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	William Fremming Nielsen
Succeeded by	Salvador Mendoza Jr.
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
In office 1995–2003
Personal details
Born	Lonny Ray Suko 1943 (age 80–81) Spokane, Washington
Education	Washington State University (BA) University of Idaho (JD)

Lonny Ray Suko (born 1943) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

Early life and education

Born in Spokane, Washington, Suko received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington State University in 1965 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1968. He was a law clerk for Judge Charles L. Powell, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington from 1968 to 1969.

Career

Suko was in private practice in Yakima, Washington, from 1969 to 1995. He served as a part time United States magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Washington from 1971 to 1991. He served as a full time United States Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of Washington from 1995 to 2003.

Judicial service

Suko is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Suko was nominated by President George W. Bush on April 28, 2003, to a seat vacated by William Fremming Nielsen. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 15, 2003 and received his commission on July 16, 2003. Suko took senior status on November 1, 2013. As of 2020, Suko is the last judge appointed by a Republican president to the Eastern District of Washington.

Sources

• Lonny R. Suko at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.