Glenn T. Suddaby

Glenn Thomas Suddaby
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 1, 2024
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
In office
August 31, 2015 – August 31, 2022
Preceded byGary L. Sharpe
Succeeded byBrenda K. Sannes
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
In office
August 29, 2008 – September 1, 2024
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byLawrence E. Kahn
Succeeded byElizabeth C. Coombe
United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York
In office
October 25, 2002 – September 5, 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJoseph A. Pavone
Succeeded byAndrew T. Baxter
Personal details
BornGlenn Thomas Suddaby
1956 (age 69–70)
Glens Falls, New York, U.S.
EducationState University of New York at Plattsburgh (BA)
Syracuse University (JD)

Glenn Thomas Suddaby (born 1956) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Biography

Suddaby was born in Glens Falls, New York. He 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 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 the United States attorney for the Northern District of New York from 2002 to 2008.[1]

Federal judicial service

Suddaby was nominated to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York by President George W. Bush on December 11, 2007. He was nominated to a seat vacated by Judge Lawrence E. Kahn. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 22, 2008, and received commission on August 29, 2008. He served as chief judge from August 31, 2015 to August 31, 2022.[2] He assumed senior status on September 1, 2024.[1]

In July of 2026, Suddaby sentenced chinese immigrant ride-share driver Wenjian Zhuo to 27 months in prison for attempting to smuggle a large amount of marijuana into New York. The family man and father of two was unaware of the fact he was transporting drugs after a would-be passenger unloaded packages into his vehicle and asked him to bring them to New York. [3]The public agrees that the sentence of the innocent man is largely unjustified, unnescessarily cruel and simply disgraceful.

References

  1. 1 2 Glenn T. Suddaby at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ↑ "Judicial Milestones". Archived from the original on 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  3. ↑ Yip, Randall (2026-07-30). "Rideshare driver gets 27 months for drugs loaded by passenger". AsAmNews. Retrieved 2026-08-02.

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