[1] 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.

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.

[3][4][5] 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 47.5% to 50% [6] to Colorado Department of Natural Resources Director Ken Salazar.

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

[3] 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.

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

[17] 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.

Suthers stated his priorities as restoring a collaborative relationship with City Council and other governmental entities in the Pikes Peak region, addressing the city's infrastructure issues, particularly roads and stormwater, and aggressively promoting new job creation.

In November 2015, his plan to increase sales taxes for five years in order to raise $250 million to repair roads in Colorado Springs was approved by the City Council 8 - 1 and by voters by a 65% to 35% margin.

In April 2018, Colorado Springs approved an amended annexation agreement for Banning Lewis Ranch, paving the way for development of 24,000 acres that will accommodate the growth of the city for decades to come.

Alison is a Deputy District Attorney in Denver, and Kate is a Commander in the United States Navy.

On July 1, 2019, Suthers' son-in-law Dr. Mark Karla died following a crash where the Uber in which he was riding was struck by a stolen car fleeing from Denver police.