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Was born in Denver, Colorado
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Married to Marie Louise Gorsuch with two children Emma and Belinda.
Parents- David Gorsuch, Anne McGill
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Graduated From Columbia University With a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1988
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Earned His Juris Doctor From Harvard Law School. He was in the same graduating class as Barack Obama.
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Starting out he was Law clerk to Judge David Sentelle, of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1991 to 1992.
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Law clerk to Associate Supreme Court Justices Byron White and Anthony Kennedy.
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Associate at Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel.
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He earned his Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford University. Like he did at Harvard, Gorsuch received a prestigious scholarship while attending Oxford.
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Principal Deputy to the Associate Attorney General and Acting Associate Attorney General, US Department of Justice. 2005-2006
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Judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, nominated by President George W. Bush. 2006-present
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United States v. Games-Perez, which was question over how to read a federal law that doesn't allow felons from possessing guns, Gorsuch argued that the felon needed to know not only that he possessed the gun but also that he was a felon for the criminal law to apply.
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He prioritized religious freedom. So this could effect the decision with Roe v. Wade that people have a constitutional right to abortion. So this could be changed.
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Hobby Lobby Stores v. Sebelius and Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged v. Burwell where cases to get rid of Obamacare. This means that he may swing the votes to do away with Obamacare bill.
