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Jeffrey S. Sutton

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003

Jeffrey S. Sutton , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The Senate voted 52–41 on the nomination on Apr 29, 2003 (Nomination Confirmed). Jeffrey Stuart Sutton (born 1960) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Sutton was appointed to the Sixth Circuit in 2003 by President George W. Bush and served as its chief judge from 2021 to 2026.

Senate votes: 1

Senate confirmation votes

United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
108th Congress · Nomination Confirmed52–41 · Apr 29, 2003

Education

Williams CollegeB.A., 1983
Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law)LL.B., 1990

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Thomas Meskill, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1990-1991; Law clerk, Hon. Lewis Powell and Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, 1991-1992; Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 1992-1995, 1998-2003; Adjunct professor of law, Ohio State University College of Law, 1994-; Solicitor, State of Ohio, 1995-1998; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2021-2026

Biography

Jeffrey Stuart Sutton (born 1960) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Sutton was appointed to the Sixth Circuit in 2003 by President George W. Bush and served as its chief judge from 2021 to 2026.

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