T. Elliot Gaiser

Thomas Elliot Gaiser was born on September 6, 1989,{{Sfn|Thomas Elliott Gaiser in the Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-2003}} in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]].{{Sfn|Schutte|2023}} In high school, he participated in speech and debate.{{Sfn|Schutte|2023}} Gaiser graduated from [[Hillsdale College]] in 2012 with a degree in political economy and speech studies.{{Sfn|Savage|2025}} At Hillsdale, he was a conservative podcaster{{Sfn|Pelzer|2023}} and was involved in the [[students' union]]. Gaiser was a four-time finalist of the Edward Everett Oratory Contest.{{Sfn|Pero|2025}} He interned for [[The Heritage Foundation]]{{Sfn|Savage|2025}} and [[Liberty Central]], a political advocacy group founded by [[Ginni Thomas]], the wife of [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] associate justice [[Clarence Thomas]], and wrote for ''[[The Daily Caller]]'', [[RealClearPolicy]], ''[[The Orange County Register]]'', [[The Daily Signal]], ''[[The American Spectator]]'', [[PJ Media]], and ''[[The Federalist (website)|The Federalist]]''.{{Sfn|McClallen|2017}} He was in Hillsdale's journalism program{{Sfn|Pero|2025}} and served as the opinions editor of ''[[The Collegian (Hillsdale College)|The Collegian]]'' his senior year.{{Sfn|Schutte|2023}} In addition, Gaiser was the president of Hillsdale's chapter of Students for Free Enterprise.{{Sfn|"Santorum to speak at Hillsdale Monday evening". Washington Examiner}}

Thomas Elliot Gaiser was born on September 6, 1989,{{Sfn|Thomas Elliott Gaiser in the Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-2003}} in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]].{{Sfn|Schutte|2023}} In high school, he participated in speech and debate.{{Sfn|Schutte|2023}} Gaiser graduated from [[Hillsdale College]] in 2012 with a degree in political economy and speech studies.{{Sfn|Savage|2025}} At Hillsdale, he was a conservative podcaster{{Sfn|Pelzer|2023}} and was involved in the [[students' union]]. Gaiser was a four-time finalist of the Edward Everett Oratory Contest.{{Sfn|Pero|2025}} He interned for [[The Heritage Foundation]]{{Sfn|Savage|2025}} and [[Liberty Central]], a political advocacy group founded by [[Ginni Thomas]], the wife of [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] associate justice [[Clarence Thomas]], and wrote for ''[[The Daily Caller]]'', [[RealClearPolicy]], ''[[The Orange County Register]]'', [[The Daily Signal]], ''[[The American Spectator]]'', [[PJ Media]], and ''[[The Federalist (website)|The Federalist]]''.{{Sfn|McClallen|2017}} He was in Hillsdale's journalism program{{Sfn|Pero|2025}} and served as the opinions editor of ''[[The Collegian (Hillsdale College)|The Collegian]]'' his senior year.{{Sfn|Schutte|2023}} In addition, Gaiser was the president of Hillsdale's chapter of Students for Free Enterprise.{{Sfn|"Santorum to speak at Hillsdale Monday evening". Washington Examiner}}

After graduating from Hillsdale College, Gaiser worked for Altus Technologies Corporation for five months.{{Sfn|McClallen|2017}} He later attended the [[Ohio State University Moritz College of Law]], transferring into the [[University of Chicago Law School]] after a year.{{Sfn|Savage|2025}} In law school, he worked for [[Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton]], later handling appellate cases for the office of the [[Solicitor General of Ohio|Ohio solicitor general]], including before the [[Ohio Supreme Court]]. Before graduating, Gaiser externed for judge [[Alice M. Batchelder]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]].{{Sfn|McClallen|2017}} He graduated from the [[University of Chicago]] in 2016.{{Sfn|Pero|2022}}

After graduating from Hillsdale College, Gaiser worked for Altus Technologies Corporation for five months.{{Sfn|McClallen|2017}} He later attended the [[Ohio State University Moritz College of Law]], transferring into the [[University of Chicago Law School]] after a year.{{Sfn|Savage|2025}} In law school, he worked for [[Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton]], later handling appellate cases for the office of the [[Solicitor General of Ohio|Ohio solicitor general]], including before the [[Ohio Supreme Court]]. Before graduating, Gaiser externed for judge [[Alice M. Batchelder]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit|Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]].{{Sfn|McClallen|2017}} He graduated from the [[University of Chicago]] in 2016.{{Sfn|Pero|2022}}

==Career==

==Career==

===Clerkships and legal work (2016–2022)===

===Clerkships and legal work (2016–2022)===

After graduating from the University of Chicago, Gaiser clerked for judge [[Edith H. Jones]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]] for the 2016–2017 term. By November 2017, he had begun working at [[Gibson Dunn]].{{Sfn|McClallen|2017}} Gaiser was later a clerk for judge [[Neomi Rao]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]].{{Sfn|Heisig|2023}} By December 2020, he had worked at Boyden Gray & Associates.{{Sfn|Balmert|2023}} In July 2021, Gaiser began serving as a clerk to [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] associate justice [[Samuel Alito]] for the 2021–2022 term.{{Sfn|Troutman|2021}} In September 2022, Gaiser returned to [[Hillsdale College]] to co-teach a one week, one-credit course on constitutional interpretation.{{Sfn|McKenna|2022}} [[Jones Day]] named Gaiser as an associate in December 2022.{{Sfn|Tincher-Numbers|2022}}

After graduating from the University of Chicago, Gaiser clerked for judge [[Edith H. Jones]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit|Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]] for the 2016–2017 term. By November 2017, he had begun working at [[Gibson Dunn]].{{Sfn|McClallen|2017}} Gaiser was later a clerk for judge [[Neomi Rao]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]].{{Sfn|Heisig|2023}} By December 2020, he had worked at Boyden Gray & Associates.{{Sfn|Balmert|2023}} In July 2021, Gaiser began serving as a clerk to [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] associate justice [[Samuel Alito]] for the 2021–2022 term.{{Sfn|Troutman|2021}} In September 2022, Gaiser returned to [[Hillsdale College]] to co-teach a one week, one-credit course on constitutional interpretation.{{Sfn|McKenna|2022}} [[Jones Day]] named Gaiser as an associate in December 2022.{{Sfn|Tincher-Numbers|2022}}

===Efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election (2020–2021)===

===Efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election (2020–2021)===