Johnny Sutton

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With more than 20 years government experience, Johnny Sutton has acquired expertise as a front line trial prosecutor and a top policy advisor to a Governor and a President.

Since November 2001, Sutton has led one of the largest and busiest U.S. Attorney’s Offices. The Western District of Texas covers 93,000 square miles, 68 counties and 660 miles of U.S.-Mexico border. Sutton managed more than 300 employees, a $28 million annual budget and directed 43,000 federal prosecutions and thousands of civil cases. Under Sutton’s leadership, the office led the nation in drug convictions, was second in illegal alien prosecutions, won more than 105 public corruption convictions and sent nearly 400 violent criminal gang members to prison.

In 2003, Attorney General John Ashcroft appointed Sutton to the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee, a panel of 17 U.S. Attorneys that advise the General and help carry out the President’s national goals. Sutton served from 2003 until April 2009 and was chairman for nearly two years.

After leading the Bush-Cheney Department of Justice Transition Team in 2000, Sutton was named Associate Deputy Attorney General. He held the position until becoming U.S. Attorney.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Sutton was a prosecutor in Harris County, Texas where he tried more than 60 first chair felony jury trials and had only three acquittals. He also successfully tried 17 murder jury trials, including seven for capital murder.

In 1983, Sutton showed the same determination and toughness he’s displayed in the courtroom when he came off the bench to be starting left fielder for the University of Texas National Championship baseball team and was named the Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Central Regional Baseball Tournament.

Sutton is also fluent in Spanish.

He has dedicated his career to defending the innocent and standing up for the rule of law. He appreciates The Ashcroft Group’s reputation for integrity and hard work.