Sunshine Suzanne Sykes
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Born 1974.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Dec 15, 2021
- Senate vote
- 51 to 45
- Confirmed
- May 18, 2022
- Commissioned
- Jun 14, 2022
Education
- B.A., Stanford University, 1997
- J.D., Stanford Law School, 2001
Career
- Staff attorney, California Indian Legal Services, Sacramento, California, 2001-2003
- Contract attorney, Juvenile Defense Panel, Murrieta, California, 2003-2005
- Deputy county counsel, Riverside County, California, 2005-2013
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, 2013-2022
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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