Gorsuch

Gorsuch refers most often to Neil M. Gorsuch, an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by President Donald Trump, he took office in 2017 to fill the seat left by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Before joining the Supreme Court, Gorsuch was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, a post he held from 2006 to 2017 after being nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the Senate.

Born in Denver, Colorado, Gorsuch earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Columbia University in 1988, studied as a Marshall Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford, where he completed a Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy in 1993, and earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1997. He clerked for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy from 1997 to 1998 and later taught at the University of Colorado Law School while practicing law in Colorado and the District of Columbia.

Gorsuch is widely described as a textualist and originalist in his approach to statutory and constitutional interpretation, emphasizing the meaning of the text and the framers’ intent. His judicial philosophy often advocates limiting government power and protecting individual rights, including religious liberty in various contexts.

Among his notable Supreme Court opinions, Gorsuch authored the majority in Bostock v. Clayton County (2020), holding that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. His work on the Court covers a range of issues, including civil rights, administrative law, and criminal procedure.

Gorsuch is married to Louise and has two daughters. The family resides in the Washington, D.C., area.