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Lonny R. Suko

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Lonny Ray Suko
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
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 byRobert H. Whaley
Succeeded byRosanna M. Peterson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
In office
July 16, 2003 – November 1, 2013
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byWilliam Fremming Nielsen
Succeeded bySalvador 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, U.S.
EducationWashington 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

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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

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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.

Federal judicial service

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On April 28, 2003, Suko was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. He was nominated to a seat vacated by Judge William Fremming Nielsen. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 15, 2003 and received his commission on July 16, 2003. Suko assumed senior status on November 1, 2013.[1]

References

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  1. ^ District Judge Lonny R. Suko to Take Senior Status, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Retrieved 2013-07-15.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
2003–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
2009–2011
Succeeded by