Justice Sunshine Suzanna Sykes was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as California’s first Native federal judge.
Sykes is now the fourth active Native federal judge in the nation.
Sykes’ previous achievements include being the Riverside County Superior Court judge, serving in that position since 2013. She worked for the California Indian Legal Services as a juvenile defense attorney with the Southwest Justice Center and as a Riverside County Attorney. Sykes received her law degree from Stanford Law School in 2001 and a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 1997.
Original post by Carina Dominguez/Indian Country Today
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