Lonny R. Suko

Judge Lonny R. Suko

Personal

Birthday:

1943

Birthplace:

Spokane, WA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Charles L. Powell, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington, 1968-1969
Private practice, Yakima, Washington, 1969-1995

Education

Name of School:

Washington State University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1965

Name of School - Second:

University of Idaho College of Law

Law school is a big investment. When law schools are rated upon objective criteria, Idaho is recognized as one of the best values in the nation. The Winter 2004 edition of the Crittenden publication, PreLaw, rated law schools upon six objective criteria: tuition levels (2002-03 data), bar passage rates, employment rates for graduates, median amounts of scholarship grants, slots available for students in clinical programs, and faculty-student ratios. Upon these standards, the University of Idaho College of Law received an 'excellent value' rating -- making it the most highly rated public or private law school in the Pacific Northwest, and one of the most highly rated in the country.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1968

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington

Court Name:

Washington Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

7/16/2003

Retirement from Active Service:

11/1/2013

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington, 1971-1991 (part-time)
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington, 1995-2003