Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will be out with a new book this fall featuring eight original essays and a collection of speeches, writings, and cases spanning his legal career.
The book, titled “A Republic, If you Can Keep It,” will be published Sept. 10 by Crown Forum, a conservative imprint of Random House, the publisher announced Tuesday.
Billed as a “rich collection of reflections” from the justice, the book will offer “insight into Gorsuch’s journey to the court, his thoughts on the role of a judge under our Constitution, and his belief in the vital responsibility of each American to participate in our republic.” Its title was derived from a quote from Benjamin Franklin after the Constitutional Convention.
In addition to discussing his early life in Colorado and personal stories, Gorsuch’s book will also touch on his confirmation to the Supreme Court in 2017. President Trump tapped Gorsuch, a former judge on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the high court following his death in 2016.
“This book shares personal reflections, speeches, and essays from over the course of my career that focus on the remarkable gift the framers left for us in the Constitution and the responsibility we all share to ensure it remains strong for generations to come,” Gorsuch, 51, said in a statement.
The new book by Gorsuch will not be his first. He authored The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, which was published in 2006.
Gorsuch is not the first Supreme Court justice to have written a book while serving on the bench.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor has authored two children’s books, one of which will also be published in September. Justice Stephen Breyer has also written several books since he was confirmed to the court in 1994, with his most recent, The Court and the World, published in 2016. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg authored a book that included a collection of her writings and speeches dating back to her childhood, which hit shelves nearly three years ago.
