April 10: Neil Gorsuch Joins the Supreme Court (2017)
Prayer Idea
Pray for Neil Gorsuch and his work on the Supreme Court.
History Note
Neil Gorsuch was born in Denver, Colorado, on August 29, 1967. He moved to Washington, D.C. as a teenager, when his mother, Anne Gorsuch, became the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Gorsuch attended Columbia University, Harvard Law School (with future president Barack Obama), and Oxford University. He clerked for federal judge David Sentelle and for Supreme Court Justices Byron White and Anthony Kennedy.
After a time in private practice, Gorsuch joined the U.S. Department of Justice before President George W. Bush nominated him to be a federal judge in 2006. He also taught at the University of Colorado Law School.
President Donald Trump nominated him to the Supreme Court in 2017, and the Senate confirmed him 54-45.
Justice Gorsuch and his wife have two daughters.
Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy administered the oath of office to Neil Gorsuch on April 10, 2017, as Louise Gorsuch and President Donald Trump looked on. Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.
Learn More
In this interview, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch discusses the impact of what he considers excessive federal laws on Americans, as detailed in his book Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law.
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