Glenn T. Suddaby
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by voice vote, Glenn T. Suddaby is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1985. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1956 · age 70
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2008
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- State of New York at Plattsburgh 1980 · Syracuse College of Law 1985
- Succeeded
- Lawrence E. Kahn
- Succeeded by
- Elizabeth Cheryl Coombe
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Northern District of New York succeeded Lawrence E. Kahn | G.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh | B.A. | 1980 |
| Syracuse University College of Law | J.D. | 1985 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Suddaby was assigned 2,712 district-court cases (2003–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 230 days across 2,297 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 295 of Suddaby’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 225 were affirmed, 39 reversed or vacated, and 31 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Suddaby authored 17 published opinions for the court (2009–2011). Most cited: Cusamano v. Sobek (141 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cusamano v. Sobek | 604 F. Supp. 2d 416 | 141 |
| 2009 | Rusyniak v. Gensini | 629 F. Supp. 2d 203 | 101 |
| 2009 | Vega v. Artus | 610 F. Supp. 2d 185 | 85 |
| 2009 | Dallio v. Hebert | 678 F. Supp. 2d 35 | 27 |
| 2009 | Wade v. Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. | 686 F. Supp. 2d 174 | 17 |
| 2010 | Picciano v. McLoughlin | 723 F. Supp. 2d 491 | 16 |
| 2009 | FELIX-TORRES v. Graham | 687 F. Supp. 2d 38 | 13 |
| 2011 | Murtaugh v. New York | 810 F. Supp. 2d 446 | 9 |
| 2010 | Bradley v. RELL | 703 F. Supp. 2d 109 | 9 |
| 2009 | Road Dawgs Motorcycle Club of the United States, Inc. v. \ | 679 F. Supp. 2d 259 | 9 |
| 2010 | Continental Ins. Co. v. Coyne Int'l Enter. Corp. | 700 F. Supp. 2d 207 | 8 |
| 2010 | Maxwell v. Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 713 F. Supp. 2d 84 | 5 |
| 2009 | Magin v. Cellco Partnership | 661 F. Supp. 2d 206 | 3 |
| 2009 | United States v. Romeo | 647 F. Supp. 2d 184 | 3 |
| 2011 | Optigen, LLC v. International Genetics, Inc. | 777 F. Supp. 2d 390 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 17 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Glenn T. Suddaby?
- President George W. Bush appointed Glenn T. Suddaby to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in 2008.
- Was Glenn T. Suddaby appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Glenn T. Suddaby was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Glenn T. Suddaby's confirmation vote?
- Glenn T. Suddaby was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 2008. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Glenn T. Suddaby on?
- Glenn T. Suddaby is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).