Who appointed Jeffrey S. Sutton?

President George W. Bush appointed Jeffrey S. Sutton to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 2003.

Was Jeffrey S. Sutton appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Jeffrey S. Sutton was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Jeffrey S. Sutton's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Jeffrey S. Sutton 52–41 on April 29, 2003.

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Jeffrey S. Sutton

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 52–41, Jeffrey S. Sutton is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law) in 1990. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1960 · age 66
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 52–41
Chief judge: Sixth Circuit, 2021 to present
Education: Williams College 1983 · Ohio State College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law) 1990
Succeeded: David Aldrich Nelson

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Sixth Circuit succeeded David Aldrich Nelson chief judge 2021 to present	G.W. Bush (R)	52–41

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 52–41 on April 29, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 135. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 52

2 D, 50 R

Voted against · 41

40 D, 1 I

Did not vote · 7

6 D, 1 R

Education

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

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

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-present

Judicial Record

In our data, Sutton authored 2 published opinions for the court (2026).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2026	Vivy Voutsiotis v. PNC Bank, NA	–	0
2026	PCC Airfoils, LLC v. Justin Daugherty	–	0

Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Jeffrey S. Sutton?: President George W. Bush appointed Jeffrey S. Sutton to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 2003.
Was Jeffrey S. Sutton appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Jeffrey S. Sutton was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Jeffrey S. Sutton's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Jeffrey S. Sutton 52–41 on April 29, 2003.
Which court is Jeffrey S. Sutton on?: Jeffrey S. Sutton is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Sources

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23 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).