Background
Suthers was born in Denver, Colorado and adopted a month later by William D. Suthers and Marguerite Suthers, a Colorado Springs couple. His father died when Suthers was 15, and his mother died when he was 22.
He attended St. Mary's High School in Colorado Springs, and the University of Notre Dame, from which he graduated magna cum laud 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.
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