Jeffrey S. Sutton
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Senior status. Born 1960.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 7, 2003
- Senate vote
- 52 to 41
- Confirmed
- Apr 29, 2003
- Commissioned
- May 5, 2003
- Senior status
- Oct 1, 2026
Education
- B.A., Williams College, 1983
- LL.B., Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law), 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
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, May 9, 2001; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, September 4, 2001; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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