Jeffrey Sutton

Jeffrey Sutton
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Assumed office
May 1, 2021
Preceded byR. Guy Cole Jr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Assumed office
May 5, 2003
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byDavid Aldrich Nelson
2nd Solicitor General of Ohio
In office
1995–1998
Attorney GeneralBetty Montgomery
Preceded byRichard Cordray
Succeeded byEdward B. Foley
Personal details
Born
Jeffrey Stuart Sutton

(1960-10-31) October 31, 1960
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
EducationWilliams College (BA)
Ohio State University (JD)

Jeffrey Stuart Sutton (born October 31, 1960) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief 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 has served as its chief judge since 2021.