Gorsuch

[jimnyc]

Neil Gorsuch is now officially the latest SC justice, and is there for life. I'm sure most already knew this since yesterday, but I wanted to say it anyway. GREAT news!!

[jimnyc]

And now that he will be around for awhile, let's get to know him even more, as congress did...

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Formerly a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Neil Gorsuch was confirmed as the 113th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2017.

Synopsis

Born in Colorado in 1967, Neil Gorsuch was the first child of Anne Gorsuch, who ran the EPA in the early 1980s. A conservative voice at Columbia University and Harvard Law School, he went on to success at a Washington, D.C., law firm before briefly working at the U.S. Department of Justice. Named to the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 2006, Gorsuch established himself as an originalist and supporter of religious freedom in his opinions. His nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in January 2017 set off a partisan Senate battle, with Democrats convening to filibuster the nomination and Republicans responding by invoking the "nuclear option," before he was confirmed to the bench in April.

Early Years and Schools

Neil McGill Gorsuch was born on August 29, 1967, in Denver, Colorado. The oldest child of two lawyers, he was a studious child who also enjoyed outdoor activities.

Gorsuch began spending more time in Washington, D.C., after his mother, Anne, became the first woman to run the Environmental Protection Agency, in 1981. However, she resigned under pressure 22 months into the job after refusing to turn over subpoenaed documents. Around that time she also divorced her husband, David.

Despite the turmoil of his home life, Gorsuch adapted well to Georgetown Preparatory School in Maryland, where he was voted class president as a senior. At Columbia University, he displayed his conservative views as a writer for the Columbia Daily Spectator and co-founder of The Federalist Paper. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1988.

Gorsuch then attended Harvard Law School, where he was classmates with Barack Obama, earning his J.D. in 1991.

Early Legal Career

Neil Gorsuch began his legal career as a clerk for Judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He then spent another year of clerkship with two Supreme Court justices, Anthony M. Kennedy and the retired Byron R. White.

In 1995, Gorsuch joined the D.C. law firm of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel. Specializing in complex litigation across a wide range of fields, including antitrust, telecommunications and securities fraud, he rose to the rank of partner in 1998.

In 2004, Gorsuch completed his education with a doctorate in legal philosophy from Oxford University. He then joined the U.S. Department of Justice in 2005 as principal deputy to the associate attorney general, helping to oversee areas related to constitutional law, civil rights and environmental regulation.

U.S. Court of Appeals

In July 2006, the 39-year-old Gorsuch was confirmed without opposition to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, in Denver. That year he also published a book, The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, in which he argued against the legality of the practice.

In subsequent years, Gorsuch established himself as an originalist and a textualist, adhering to a belief in the intent of the founders of the U.S. Constitution. He showed a propensity to support religious freedom, notably ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby in 2013 during the craft store's fight against the mandated contraception coverage of the Affordable Care Act.

Gorsuch also made known his opposition to the power given to federal regulators over courts, invoking the controversial 1984 ruling that set the legal precedent in that matter during a 2016 immigration case.

Rest here - http://www.biography.com/people/neil-gorsuch-020617

[Kathianne]

I believe he'll be right to work for the next session that begins later this month. :)

[LongTermGuy]

"...Off the record....brothers and sisters...The Liberal cacaroaches really showed their true colors in trying to stop me....Just to let you`all know...I caint stand the bitches"

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