Janet Sutton
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
Dates of Judicial Service:
- Municipal Judge, City of Excelsior Springs, Missouri 2001-2002
- Associate Circuit Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Clay County, Missouri 2003-2013
- Circuit Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Clay County, Missouri 2013-2021
- Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Appointed December 2021
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, 1987, University of Missouri at Kansas City
- Juris Doctor, 1990, University of Missouri at Kansas City
- Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Clay County, Missouri 1990-1999
- Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Clay County, Missouri 1999-2003
- City Prosecutor for Excelsior Springs, Missouri 1994-2000
- Legal Counsel, Clay County Sheriff’s Office 1993-1999
- Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges 2003-2013
- Missouri Circuit Judges Association 2013-2021
- Missouri Municipal and Associate Circuit Judges Association 2001-2013
- Clay County Bar Association 1990 to present
- Association of Women Lawyers of Kansas City
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Circuit Court Budget Committee member 2011-2021
- Missouri Judicial Conference, executive council member
- Liberty United Methodist Church member
- Synergy Services; prior member of Community Response Team
- Children’s Advocacy Center; prior member of initial planning committee
- Born 1965 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri
- Married with one son