Glenn T. Suddaby

Glenn Thomas Suddaby
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office August 31, 2015
Preceded by	Gary L. Sharpe
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office August 29, 2008
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Lawrence E. Kahn
Personal details
Born	Glenn Thomas Suddaby 1956 (age 67–68) Glens Falls, New York
Education	State University of New York at Plattsburgh (B.A.) Syracuse University College of Law (J.D.)

Glenn Thomas Suddaby (born 1956) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Biography

Born in Glens Falls, New York, Suddaby received a Bachelor of Arts degree from State University of New York at Plattsburgh in 1980 and a Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law in 1985. He was an Assistant district attorney of Onondaga County District Attorney's Office, New York from 1985 to 1989. He was in private practice in Syracuse, New York, from 1989 to 1992. He was a First chief assistant district attorney of Onondaga County District Attorney's Office, New York from 1992 to 2002. He was United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York from 2002 to 2008.

Federal judicial service

Suddaby is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. Suddaby was nominated by President George W. Bush on December 11, 2007, to a seat vacated by Lawrence E. Kahn. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 22, 2008, and received commission on August 29, 2008. He became Chief Judge on August 31, 2015.

Sources

• Glenn T. Suddaby at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.