Neil Gorsuch
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Neil M. Gorsuch (born August 29, 1967 in Denver, Colorado) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
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[edit] Nomination and confirmation
Gorsuch was nominated by President George W. Bush on May 10, 2006 to replace Judge David M. Ebel, who took Senior status in 2006. Gorsuch was confirmed just over two months later by voice vote by the U.S. Senate on July 20, 2006. Gorsuch is Bush's fifth appointment to the Tenth Circuit.
[edit] Career
Before joining the Tenth Circuit, Gorsuch had been a Deputy Associate Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice since 2005. From 1995-2005, Gorsuch was in private practice with the law firm of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel.
[edit] Education and clerkships
Gorsuch graduated from the Georgetown Preparatory School and received a B.A. from Columbia University (where he was the founder and first chief editor of alternative newspaper The Fed and won a Truman Scholarship). He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School and Doctorate of Legal Philosophy from Oxford University.
Gorsuch clerked for Judge David B. Sentelle on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1991-1992, and then for United States Supreme Court Justices Byron White and Anthony Kennedy from 1993-1994.
His first book, The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, was published by Princeton University Press in July 2006.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Federal Judicial Center Profile
- Alliance For Justice Report on Gorsuch (pdf)
- National Review article on litigation written by Gorsuch
- "Easy confirmation ahead for Gorsuch?" Denver Post, June 21, 2006
- "Gorsuch wins Senate confirmation," Denver Post, July 20, 2006
| Preceded by David M. Ebel |
Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 2006-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
