--- title: Neil Gorsuch Confirmation: See Photos of His Life description: Federal judge Neil Gorsuch will face confirmation hearings in the Senate this week. canonical: https://time.com/4701994/neil-gorsuch-young-photos/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-19T19:00:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:59:00.439Z article:section: Politics og:title: See Photos of Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch og:description: From throughout his life. og:url: https://time.com/4701994/neil-gorsuch-young-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf5bf0dbfcda666c1/6988be6cf887dcd569e996ea/neil-gorsuch-scotus-h-14941220.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Photos of Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch twitter:description: From throughout his life. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf5bf0dbfcda666c1/6988be6cf887dcd569e996ea/neil-gorsuch-scotus-h-14941220.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Photos of Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch From Throughout His Life > Sponsored content. 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Al Drago—The New York Times/Redux by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Mar 19, 2017 7:00 PM UTC Federal judge [Neil Gorsuch](http://time.com/4653790/donald-trump-neil-gorsuch-supreme-court/) will face confirmation hearings in the Senate this week. A judge in Colorado on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, Gorsuch was nominated by President Trump to fill the seat left empty by the [death of Justice Antonin Scalia](http://time.com/4224440/antonin-scalia-heart-attack/). President Obama had previously nominated [Judge Merrick Garland](http://time.com/4266396/supreme-court-merrick-garland-nomination-history/), an appeals court judge on the District of Columbia Circuit, for that opening, but Senate Republicans refused to hold confirmation hearings for him. Gorsuch has received support from his classmates at [Columbia](http://time.com/4694153/neil-gorsuch-columbia-classmates-supreme-court/) and [Harvard Law School](http://time.com/4697246/neil-gorsuch-norm-eisen-letter/), while Democrats have tried to [highlight the human side](http://time.com/4702354/neil-gorsuch-chuck-schumer-decisions/) of his past decisions. He’s also said that he found Trump’s attacks on other judges [“demoralizing.”](http://time.com/4664730/donald-trump-neil-gorsuch-tweet-judge-demoralizing/) Here’s a look at Gorsuch’s life in photographs. Michelle Molloy, who edited this photo essay, is a senior photo editor at TIME.  Gorsuch as young boy circa 1970's as seen in Senior Yearbook 1985, Georgetown Preparatory School, Rockville, Md. Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library  Gorsuch on the left. Senior Yearbook 1985, Georgetown Preparatory School, Rockville, Md. Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library  Gorsuch, with Up From Liberalism book by William F. Buckley, Senior Yearbook 1985, Georgetown Preparatory School, Rockville, Md. Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library  Swearing in of Coloradan Neil M. Gorsuch as the newest member of the, United States Court of Appeals for The Tenth Circuit, with his wife Louise and his two daughters, Nov. 20, 2006, Denver, Colo. Ken Lyons—Denver Post/Getty Images  Judge Gorsuch, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, New York, N.Y. Elena Olivo—NYU Photo Bureau  Judge Neil Gorsuch speaks after President Donald Trump announces him as his choice for Supreme Court Justice during a televised address from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2017. Susan Walsh—AP  Reaction to President Trump's Gorsuch nomination announcement was swift on the steps of the Supreme Court by both sides of the abortion issue, Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2017. Michael S. Williamson—The Washington Post/Getty Images  Cardboard cutouts of Judge Gorsuch at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Feb. 22, 2017. Al Drago—The New York Times/Redux  Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch (R) meets with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) at the U.S. Capitol Feb. 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images  Gorsuch with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-TN) and Vice President Mike Pence,on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Feb. 1, 2017. Melina Mara—The Washington Post /Getty Images  U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch (R) meets with U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) in Franken's office on Capitol Hill March 7, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch, seen through glass, makes an animated gesture while speaking with staff members before his meeting with Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., Feb. 27, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. D.C. J. 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