John Michael Luttig ( LOO-tig; born June 13, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as a U.S. circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1991 to 2006. Luttig resigned his judgeship in 2006 to become the general counsel of Boeing, a position he held until 2019.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 15/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 200/year
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1991–2006
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- The Boeing CompanySenior vice president and general counsel · 2006–present
U.S. Department of Justice1989–1991- ↳principal deputy assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel · 1989–1990
- ↳assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel · 1990–1991
- ↳counselor to the Attorney General of the United States · 1990–1991
- Private practice, Washington, D.C.1985–1989
Special assistant · 1984–1985- Law clerk , Hon. Warren Burger · 1983–1984
Law clerk , Hon. Antonin Scalia · 1982–1983- President Ronald ReaganAssistant counsel · 1981–1982
Appointments
1991–2006 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Resignation
Education
J.D. · 1981- Washington and Lee UniversityB.A. · 1976