Nathaniel M. Gorton

Nathaniel M. Gorton
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Assumed office
May 31, 2025
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
In office
May 19, 2001  May 18, 2008
Appointed byWilliam Rehnquist
Preceded byJohn F. Keenan
Succeeded byReggie Walton
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office
September 24, 1992  May 31, 2025
Nominated byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded byvacant
Personal details
Born
Nathaniel Matheson Gorton

(1938-07-25) July 25, 1938
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
RelativesSlade Gorton (brother)
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Columbia University (LLB)
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1960–1962
RankLieutenant Junior Grade, and Executive Officer
UnitUSS Banner (AKL-25) in the Western Pacific Ocean

Nathaniel Matheson Gorton (born July 25, 1938) is an American lawyer serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.