Neil Gorsuch

Neil Gorsuch
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office April 10, 2017
Nominated by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Antonin Scalia
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
In office August 8, 2006 – April 9, 2017
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	David M. Ebel
Succeeded by	Allison H. Eid
Personal details
Born	Neil McGill Gorsuch (1967-08-29) August 29, 1967 (age 56) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Louise Gorsuch (Present)
Residence	Washington, D.C. (Official) Boulder, Colorado (Private)
Alma mater	Columbia University (BA) Harvard University (JD) University College, Oxford (PhD)

Neil McGill Gorsuch (born August 29, 1967) is an American judge and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since taking office on April 10, 2017. Before, he served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit from August 8, 2006 through April 9, 2017.^[1]

On January 31, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Gorsuch to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, to fill the seat left vacant after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.^[2] On April 3, the Senate Judiciary committee approved his nomination with a 11-9 vote.^[3] On April 7, 2017, the Senate confirmed Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court with a bipartisan 54–45 affirmative vote with three Democratic Senators joining all of the Republican Senators.^[4] He was sworn in on April 10, 2017.

1. ↑ "Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: An Analysis Of The October Term 2016 Clerk Class". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference NOM was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ Flegenheimer, Matt (April 3, 2017). "Senate Judiciary Committee approves Gorsuch in party-line vote". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
4. ↑ Totenberg, Nina (April 7, 2017). "Senate Confirms Gorsuch To Supreme Court". NPR. Retrieved April 7, 2017.