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Neil M. Gorsuch

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Born 1967.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by: Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Nominated: Feb 1, 2017
Senate vote: 54 to 45
Confirmed: Apr 7, 2017
Commissioned: Apr 8, 2017

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Appointed by: George W. Bush (Republican)
Nominated: May 10, 2006
Senate vote: Voice vote
Confirmed: Jul 20, 2006
Commissioned: Aug 8, 2006
Left this court: Apr 9, 2017. Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

B.A., Columbia University, 1988
J.D., Harvard Law School, 1991
D.Phil., University of Oxford, 2004

Career

Law clerk, Hon. David B. Sentelle, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1991-1992
Law clerk, Hon. Byron R. White and Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States, 1993-1994
Private practice, Washington, D.C.,1995-2005
Principal deputy to the associate attorney general and acting associate attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2005-2006

Biography at supremecourt.gov

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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