Christopher Allan Boyko (born October 10, 1954)
is a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Boyko is a second-generation

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. He received a

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degree from

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in 1976 and a

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from the

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in 1979. He was in private practice in

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, from 1979 to 1993, also working for the City of Parma as an assistant prosecutor from 1981 to 1987, and as a prosecutor and city Director of Law from 1987 to 1993. He was a judge on the Parma Municipal Court in 1993, and was an executive vice president/general counsel for Copy America, Inc. from 1994 to 1995. He was a judge of the

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from 1996 to 2004.

Federal judicial service

On July 22, 2004, Boyko was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Paul Ramon Matia. Boyko was confirmed by the

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on November 21, 2004, and received his commission on January 3, 2005. He assumed senior status on January 6, 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyko, Christopher Allan 1954 births Living people University of Mount Union alumni Cleveland State University College of Law alumni Ohio state court judges Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush Lawyers from Cleveland American people of Ukrainian descent