sel ▁for ▁the ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Reference ▁Bureau . ▁ ▁Sun ia ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁law ▁firm , ▁ ▁Kru se , ▁Sun ia ▁& ▁Ward , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁judge ▁pro - tem ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁former ▁position ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Att orney ▁General ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁American ▁Sam oa ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Sun ia ▁became ▁the ▁head ▁legal ▁coun sel ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Sam o an ▁F ono ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time . ▁He ▁next ▁became ▁Tre as urer ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Sun ia ▁further ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Pacific ▁Regional ▁Fish ery ▁Management ▁Council ▁for ▁six ▁year . ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁Sun ia ▁remained ▁Tre as urer ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Governor ▁T og i ola ▁Tul af ono ▁selected ▁Sun ia ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁American ▁Sam oa . ▁Tul af ono , ▁Sun ia ' s ▁prede cess or ▁as ▁lieutenant ▁governor , ▁had ▁become ▁governor ▁following ▁the ▁unexpected ▁death