Bankruptcy Judge Michael Romero had a fireside chat with Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch about his role on the Court and his new book, The Republic If You Can Keep It. If it looks like they are speaking from the pit of Hell, it is because there was a giant video fireplace behind them.
Judge Romero started by reminding Justice Gorsuch about the quiet and happy life he left behind in Denver when they had courthouses across the street from each other.
The Big Announcement
Judge Romero started by reminding Justice Gorsuch about the quiet and happy life he left behind in Denver when they had courthouses across the street from each other.
The Big Announcement
Justice Gorsuch told the story of how he had to evade the press for President Trump's rollout of his nominated. He said that the President "likes a surprise. He wanted us to sneak out of Colorado and sneak into the white house. How do you sneak into the White House when
the entire Washington press corps knows there is going to be an
announcement?" The answer was through the kitchen.
However, the more interesting story was how he slipped the press who had been staking out his neighborhood. He said that two men dressed in suits showed up to his home. The first thing they did was to send them to Walmart to get some clothes that didn’t like Washington lawyers. They suggested that the Justice-to-be and his wife hike up the trailhead where they could meet them with an SUV. Even though it was only a mile, then-Judge Gorsuch said that he was not about to pull his wife's rollerbag up the trail. Instead, he went to his neighbor for help. His neighbor told him that he could drive out a horse trail. His neighbor grew up in Iran during the revolution and made sure that he would never buy a house with only one way out.
Judge Gorsuch was given the Lincoln bedroom as an office for the day. His wife, who is from England, was allowed use of the Queen’s bedroom. She was only allowed one phone call so she called her father in England. Her father insisted that the President had already decided to pick someone else.
However, the more interesting story was how he slipped the press who had been staking out his neighborhood. He said that two men dressed in suits showed up to his home. The first thing they did was to send them to Walmart to get some clothes that didn’t like Washington lawyers. They suggested that the Justice-to-be and his wife hike up the trailhead where they could meet them with an SUV. Even though it was only a mile, then-Judge Gorsuch said that he was not about to pull his wife's rollerbag up the trail. Instead, he went to his neighbor for help. His neighbor told him that he could drive out a horse trail. His neighbor grew up in Iran during the revolution and made sure that he would never buy a house with only one way out.
Judge Gorsuch was given the Lincoln bedroom as an office for the day. His wife, who is from England, was allowed use of the Queen’s bedroom. She was only allowed one phone call so she called her father in England. Her father insisted that the President had already decided to pick someone else.
