Jeffrey S. Sutton at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 5, 2003–present
Jeffrey S. Sutton
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Columbus, OH, 1998-2003
- Solicitor, State of Ohio, 1995-1998
- Adjunct professor of law, Ohio State University College of Law, 1994-present
- Private practice, Columbus, OH, 1992-1995
- Law clerk, Hon. Lewis Powell and Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, 1991-1992
- Law clerk, Hon. Thomas Meskill, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1990-1991
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2003-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Williams College · B.A., 1983
- Moritz College of Law
- Ohio State University
Personal record
Born 1960 · Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391886CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3142/jeffrey-s-sutton/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure