John Suddock

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John Suddock

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Prior offices

Alaska Third District Superior Court

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Education

Bachelor's

Stanford University, 1970

Law

Boalt Hall, UniversityC. Berkeley, 1975

John Suddock was a superior court judge for the Third Judicial District in Anchorage, Alaska. He served from 2002 to 2018. Suddock was appointed on November 14, 2002 by Governor Tony Knowles. He was retained in 2012. He left office when his term expired in 2018.

Education

Judge Suddock graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1970. In 1975, he graduated from Boalt Hall, U.C. Berkeley with a J.D.

Career

• 2002-2018: Superior court judge, Third Judicial District
• 1996-2002: Partner, Suddock & Schleuss.
• 1982-1996: Partner, Libbey and Suddock.
• 1978-1982: Partner, Kulik and Suddock.
• 1976-1978: Alaska Public Defender Agency
• 1975: Clerk, Judge Robert Erwin of the Alaska Supreme Court.
• 1974: Alaska Public Defender Agency
• 1973: Clerk, Ely, Guess & Rudd

Elections

2012

Suddock was retained with 61.60% of the vote on November 6th.

See also: Alaska judicial elections, 2012

See also

• News: Third District judge finds abortion law constitutional, October 10, 2012
• News: Third District Judge hears abortion lawsuit arguments, September 8, 2011
• News: Judge Suddock dismisses charges against corrections officer, June 7, 2011,

External links

• The Anchorage Daily News, "Parental notification before abortion ruled constitutional by Alaska judge," October 10, 2012 (dead link)

Footnotes

Alaska courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Alaska • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Alaska

State courts:

Alaska Supreme Court • Alaska Court of Appeals • Alaska Superior Court • Alaska District Court

State resources:

Courts in Alaska • Alaska judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alaska