Lonny R. Suko
{{Short description|American judge (born 1943)}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
| term_start = November 1, 2013
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| office1 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
| term_start1 = July 13, 2009
| term_end1 = January 27, 2011
| predecessor1 = Robert H. Whaley
| successor1 = Rosanna M. Peterson
| office2 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
| term_start2 = July 16, 2003
| term_end2 = November 1, 2013
| appointer2 = George W. Bush
| predecessor2 = William Fremming Nielsen
| successor2 = Salvador Mendoza Jr.
| office3 = Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
| term_start3 = 1995
| term_end3 = 2003
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| birth_name = Lonny Ray Suko
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| birth_place = Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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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.
=Federal judicial service=
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.[http://www.waed.uscourts.gov/news/district-judge-lonny-r-suko-take-senior-status 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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Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Category:Lawyers from Spokane, Washington
Category:United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
Category:United States magistrate judges
Category:University of Idaho alumni