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Jeffrey S. Sutton
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Senior status since October 1, 2026.
Confirmed 52 to 41Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- January 7, 2003
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- January 29, 2003
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), February 13, 2003
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 52 to 41
- Confirmed
- April 29, 2003
- Commissioned
- May 5, 2003
- Senior status
- Since October 1, 2026
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1960, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- 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
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