[2][3] He was a member of the United States Army Reserve and attained the rank of major.
[2] He had a fellowship in Washington, D.C., to study the United States Congress granted by the American Political Science Association from 1963 to 1964.
In 1965, he joined the firm managed by Edward D. Storm and Samuel W. Barrick near Frederick.
He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County, from 1971 to 1974.
[1][4] Hutton is a manager of legal services at the Office of Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury.