Neil McGill Gorsuch, born August 29, 1967, in Denver, Colorado, is an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.[1][2][3] He earned a B.A. from Columbia University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1991, followed by a D.Phil. in law from the University of Oxford in 2004, which informed his 2006 book *The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia*.[3][4][5] Gorsuch's early career included prestigious clerkships: for Judge David Sentelle on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1991-1992) and Supreme Court Justices Byron White and Anthony Kennedy (1993-1994).[1][2][4] From 1995 to 2005, he practiced law at Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick in Washington, D.C., specializing in litigation for corporate and white-collar clients.[2][3][6] In 2005-2006, he served as Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice under President George W. Bush.[1][7] In 2006, Bush nominated Gorsuch to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, where he was unanimously confirmed and served until 2017, authoring over 200 opinions and earning a reputation as a "feeder judge" whose clerks often advanced to Supreme Court clerkships.[1][2][4] On February 1, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated him to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, whose seat had remained vacant after Senate Republicans blocked Merrick Garland's nomination.[1][3][6] After contentious hearings, Democrats' filibuster attempt prompted a rules change to allow confirmation by simple majority; Gorsuch was approved 54-45 on April 7 and sworn in on April 10, 2017, becoming the 101st Associate Justice.[1][2][9] Known as a constitutional originalist in the Scalia mold, Gorsuch remains a pivotal figure on the Court, contributing to major decisions on religious liberty, administrative law, and Second Amendment rights.[9] He is married to Louise with two daughters.[5][6]