John Suthers
| John Suthers | |
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| 41st Mayor of Colorado Springs | |
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Assumed office June 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Bach |
| 37th Attorney General of Colorado | |
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In office January 4, 2005 – January 13, 2015 |
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| Governor |
Bill Owens Bill Ritter John Hickenlooper |
| Preceded by | Ken Salazar |
| Succeeded by | Cynthia Coffman |
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United States Attorney for the District of Colorado |
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In office August 2001 – January 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
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| Born |
John William Suthers October 18, 1951 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Janet Suthers |
| Alma mater |
University of Notre Dame University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
John William Suthers (born October 18, 1951) is the current Mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the former Attorney General of Colorado, U.S. Attorney for Colorado and Fourth Judicial District Attorney. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Suthers was born in Denver, Colorado 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.
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. 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. 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.
In 1981, Suthers became a litigation partner in the Colorado Springs law firm of Sparks Dix, P.C. He remained with the firm until 1988, at which time he defeated an incumbent to become the elected district attorney of the Fourth Judicial District. He served as president of the Colorado District Attorneys Council in 1994-1995. 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. He then ran for Attorney General in 1998 and lost 47.4% to 50% to Ken Salazar.
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.
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