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Gorton, Nathaniel M.
Born 1938 in Evanston, IL
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on April 28, 1992, to a new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089. Confirmed by the Senate on September 23, 1992, and received commission on September 24, 1992. Assumed senior status on May 31, 2025.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2001-2008
Education:
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1960
Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1966
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on April 28, 1992, to a new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089. Confirmed by the Senate on September 23, 1992, and received commission on September 24, 1992. Assumed senior status on May 31, 2025.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2001-2008
Education:
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1960
Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1966
Professional Career:
U.S. Navy, 1960-1962
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1966-1992
Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2018-present