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.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 4/year
Massachusetts District Court · 1992–Massachusetts District Court · 1992–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Member · 2018–present- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts1966–1992
U.S. Navy1960–1962
Appointments
1992–2025 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)
1992–present
Education
LL.B. · 1966- Dartmouth CollegeA.B. · 1960