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Neil M. Gorsuch

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2017 and confirmed by the Senate 54–45, Neil M. Gorsuch is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1991. He previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. 60 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Born
1967 · age 59
Appointed by
Donald J. Trump, 2017
Confirmed
54–45
Education
Columbia 1988 · Harvard Law School 1991
Succeeded
Antonin Scalia

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
2006Tenth Circuit
succeeded David M. Ebel
G.W. Bush (R)Voice vote
2017Supreme Court
succeeded Antonin Scalia
Trump (R)54–45

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 54–45 on April 7, 2017 · 115th Congress, Roll Call 111. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 54

3 D, 51 R

Voted against · 45

43 D, 2 I

Did not vote · 1

1 R

Education

Columbia UniversityB.A.1988
Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.1991
University of OxfordD.Phil.2004

Opinions of the Court

Gorsuch delivered 60 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 2016 – October Term 2025). Most cited: United States v. Davis (2,472 citations).

YearCaseCitationCited
2026Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety609 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026United States v. Hemani608 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Sripetch v. SEC608 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock608 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport608 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Chiles v. Salazar607 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Rico v. United States607 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2025Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic606 U.S. 357 (2025)40
2025Stanley v. City of Sanford606 U.S. 46 (2025)19
2025Martin v. United States605 U.S. 395 (2025)24
2025Feliciano v. Department Of Transportation605 U.S. 38 (2025)5
2025Monsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi604 U.S. 712 (2025)19
2025Bondi v. Vanderstok604 U.S. 458 (2025)9
2024City of Grants Pass v. Johnson603 U.S. 520 (2024)19
2024Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency603 U.S. 279 (2024)27
2024Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.603 U.S. 204 (2024)44
2024Erlinger v. United States602 U.S. 821 (2024)403
2024FBI v. Fikre601 U.S. 234 (2024)50
2024Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz601 U.S. 42 (2024)51
2023303 Creative LLC v. Elenis600 U.S. 570 (2023)85
2023Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co600 U.S. 122 (2023)102
2023Slack Technologies, LLC v. Pirani598 U.S. 759 (2023)28
2023Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi598 U.S. 594 (2023)23
2023National Pork Producers Council v. Ross598 U.S. 356 (2023)112
2023Luna Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools598 U.S. 142 (2023)102
2023Bittner v. United States598 U.S. 85 (2023)68
2022Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist.597 U.S. 507 (2022)282
2022Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP597 U.S. 179 (2022)55
2022United States v. Taylor596 U.S. 845 (2022)652
2022Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas596 U.S. 685 (2022)53
2022Brown v. Davenport596 U.S. 118 (2022)456
2022Houston Community College System v. Wilson595 U.S. 468 (2022)60
2021Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson595 U.S. 30 (2021)0
2021HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Assn.594 U.S. 382 (2021)54
2021National Collegiate Athletic Assn. v. Alston594 U.S. 69 (2021)85
2021Garland v. Ming Dai593 U.S. 357 (2021)128
2021BP p.l.c. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore593 U.S. 230 (2021)261
2021Niz-Chavez v. Garland593 U.S. 155 (2021)168
2021Pereida v. Wilkinson592 U.S. 224 (2021)162
2020McGirt v. Oklahoma591 U.S. ___ (2020)–
2020Bostock v. Clayton County590 U.S. 644 (2020)1289
2020Opati v. Republic of Sudan590 U.S. 418 (2020)122
2020Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil Group, Inc.590 U.S. 212 (2020)24
2020Ramos v. Louisiana590 U.S. 83 (2020)248
2020Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African-American Owned Media589 U.S. 327 (2020)1062
2020Rodriguez v. FDIC589 U.S. ___ (2020)–
2019United States v. Haymond588 U.S. 634 (2019)–
2019United States v. Davis588 U.S. 445 (2019)2472
2019Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media588 U.S. 427 (2019)315
2019Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren587 U.S. 761 (2019)–
2019Azar v. Allina Health Services587 U.S. 566 (2019)202
2019Bucklew v. Precythe587 U.S. 119 (2019)407
2019Dawson v. Steager586 U.S. 171 (2019)14
2019New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira586 U.S. 105 (2019)391
2018Currier v. Virginia585 U.S. 493 (2018)148
2018Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. United States585 U.S. 274 (2018)278
2018Upper Skagit Tribe v. Lundgren584 U.S. 554 (2018)43
2018Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis584 U.S. 497 (2018)946
2018SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu584 U.S. 357 (2018)339
2017Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc.582 U.S. 79 (2017)622

Opinions of the Court only: the Court’s slip-opinion tables don’t list dissents or concurrences separately. Earlier opinions arrive with the bound-volume ingest. Browse all Supreme Court opinions.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Neil M. Gorsuch?
President Donald J. Trump appointed Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States in 2017.
Was Neil M. Gorsuch appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Neil M. Gorsuch was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Neil M. Gorsuch's confirmation vote?
The Senate confirmed Neil M. Gorsuch 54–45 on April 7, 2017.
Which court is Neil M. Gorsuch on?
Neil M. Gorsuch is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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9 years on the Supreme Court of the United States. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).