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Neil Gorsuch is an American jurist who currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ¹⁷. He is known for his conservative legal philosophy and his advocacy for religious freedom ⁶.

Early Life and Education

Neil McGill Gorsuch was born on August 29, 1967, in Denver, Colorado ³⁸. He was the oldest child of two lawyers ³.

Gorsuch has a distinguished educational background:

• Undergraduate: He earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Columbia University ⁵⁸.
• Law School: He received a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Harvard Law School ⁵⁸.
• Postgraduate: He also obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) from Oxford University ⁵⁸.

After law school, Gorsuch clerked for Judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and for Supreme Court Justices Byron R. White and Anthony Kennedy ⁸.

Career Before the Supreme Court

Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, Gorsuch had a career that included both private practice and public service. He worked in private legal practice for a decade and served as Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice ⁵.

In 2006, President George W. Bush nominated Gorsuch to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, where he served until his Supreme Court nomination ⁵.

Supreme Court Nomination and Tenure

Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court arose after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016 ²⁵. Following Scalia's passing, Republican senators refused to hold hearings for President Barack Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland ².

After Donald Trump won the presidency, he nominated Gorsuch to the Supreme Court in 2017 ²⁵. His nomination was endorsed by various figures, including Norm Eisen, who had been a classmate of both Gorsuch and Obama at Harvard Law School ⁴. Gorsuch has served as an Associate Justice since 2017 ².