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A Conversation with Justice Neil M. Gorsuch

September 29, 2020

The National Constitution Center recently hosted a special “Student Town Hall” with Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch. Justice Gorsuch spoke to students joining online from across the country about his career, the role of the judicial branch, and what it’s like to sit on the Supreme Court. Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen moderated.

This conversation was recorded on September 17, Constitution Day, the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. As Justice Gorsuch mentions, that evening, prior to her passing, the Center awarded Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg the 2020 Liberty Medal. Watch the Liberty Medal video mentioned by Jeff here.

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The Honorable Justice Neil M. Gorsuch is an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Originally from Colorado, Justice Gorsuch worked in private practice before serving as the principal deputy associate attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice. In 2006, President George W. Bush nominated him to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, where he served for 10 years. In January 2017, President Donald Trump nominated him to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Justice Gorsuch was confirmed, and later sworn in on April 10, 2017.

Jeffrey Rosen is the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to educating the public about the U.S. Constitution. Rosen is also professor of law at The George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor of The Atlantic.

This episode was engineered by Greg Scheckler and Dave Stotz, and produced by Jackie McDermott, Lana Ulrich and Tanaya Tauber. 

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