Judge

U.S. Supreme Court Nominee

(Nominated by President Donald Trump)

 

Federal appellate judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

(Nominated by President George W. Bush)

 

Background

Age: 49

Birthplace: Denver, CO

Current Home: Boulder, CO

(4th-generation Coloradan)

Nationality: American

 

Education: University College, Oxford; Columbia University; University of Oxford; Harvard University: Harvard Law School*
*Classmate of [Former] President Barack Obama 

 

Books: “The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia”

• Anti-euthanasia stance

 

Career

Law Clerk

Associate at Law Firm

Partner at Law Firm

Principal Deputy

Appellate Judge

Supreme Court Judge Nominee

•  If confirmed by Senate, will fill the seat of the late SCOTUS Judge Antonin Scalia (Republican)

 

Key Court Cases & Ruling

*Conservative ruling history*

 

• Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (2013)
  • Ruled against Affordable Care Act requirement that employer’s insurance policy must cover all forms of birth control
• Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged vs. Burwell (2015)
  • Dissenting opinion: pro-religious liberty