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John Suthers (John William Suthers) was born on 18 October, 1951 in Denver, Colorado, U.S., is an American attorney and politician (born 1951). Discover John Suthers's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 18 October 1951
Birthday 18 October
Birthplace Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1951

John William Suthers (born October 18, 1951) is an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, the Attorney General of Colorado, U.S. Attorney for Colorado, executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections, and Fourth Judicial District Attorney.

He is a member of the Republican Party.

Suthers was born in Denver and adopted a month later by William and Marguerite Suthers of Colorado Springs.

His father died when Suthers was 15, and his mother died when he was 23.

Only Duke Dunbar, who served 22 years from 1951 to 1973, had a longer tenure as Colorado Attorney General.

1974

He attended St. Mary's High School in Colorado Springs, and the University of Notre Dame, from which he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in government in 1974.

1977

Suthers graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1977.

He attended college and law school on academic scholarships.

From 1977 to 1981, Suthers served as a deputy and chief deputy district attorney in Colorado Springs.

1979

From 1979 to 1981, he headed the Economic Crime Division of the district attorney's office and co-authored a book on consumer fraud and white-collar crime.

During his time as a prosecutor at the local level, he tried cases ranging from drunken driving to first degree murder and from shoplifting to securities fraud.

1981

In 1981, Suthers became a litigation partner in the Colorado Springs law firm of Sparks Dix, P.C. He remained with the firm until 1989, at which time he defeated an incumbent to become the elected district attorney of the Fourth Judicial District.

1993

He served as Colorado Commissioner on the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws from 1993 to 1997.

1994

He served as president of the Colorado District Attorneys Council in 1994-1995.

1997

At the conclusion of his second term, Suthers returned to Sparks Dix in 1997 as senior counsel in charge of the firm's litigation section.

1998

He then ran for Attorney General in 1998 and lost 47.5% to 50% to Colorado Department of Natural Resources Director Ken Salazar.

1999

In January 1999, Suthers was appointed executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections by Governor Bill Owens.

In that capacity he managed a department of 6,000 employees and an annual budget of more than $500 million.

Suthers has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Denver School of Law and as a scholar in residence at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

He also has held several bar association leadership positions, including president of the El Paso County Bar Association and senior vice president of the Colorado Bar Association.

2001

In August 2001, Suthers was appointed by President George W. Bush as United States Attorney for the District of Colorado.

He was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate and assumed the position the week before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

During his tenure as U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, he led the state's anti-terrorism efforts and his office prosecuted several high-profile white collar cases, including cases against executives of Qwest.

2005

Following the election of Ken Salazar to the United States Senate, John Suthers was nominated by Governor Owens and confirmed by the State Senate as the 37th Attorney General of Colorado in January 2005.

He chaired the NAAG Criminal Law Committee from 2005 to 2007 and was a member of the U.S. Attorney General's Executive Working Group on Prosecution from 2005 to 2015.

2006

Suthers served the remaining two years of Salazar's term before running for reelection in 2006.

In November 2006, Suthers won election to the Attorney General's Office, defeating challenger Fern O'Brien by nine percent.

During the same election cycle, the Republican candidate for Governor, Congressman Bob Beauprez, lost 56%–40%.

In both 2006 and 2010, Suthers received the endorsement of virtually every major newspaper in Colorado.

including The Denver Post, which called him a "tireless public servant".

2007

Suthers served on the executive committee of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) from 2007 to 2013.

2008

Despite being courted in 2008 and 2010 to run for the U.S. Senate, Suthers chose to run for re-election.

In December 2008, Suthers personally argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Kansas v. Colorado.

The issue was decided in favor of Colorado.

2009

He served as the Chairman of the Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG) in 2009-2010.

2010

Suthers defeated his Democratic opponent, Stan Garnett, in 2010 election by a 13-point margin – the largest margin of victory in a two-way race in Colorado that year.

2012

In June 2012, Suthers was awarded the Kelley-Wyman Award by the National Association of Attorneys General.

It is the highest award given by the Association and is presented annually to the Attorney General who has done the most to advance the interests of the Association.

Suthers had been a principal negotiator for the state attorneys general in the National Mortgage Settlement in which the nations five largest mortgage services agreed to pay $25 billion in compensation for loan servicing misconduct.

Suthers was the second longest-serving attorney general in Colorado history.