William Richard Gorsline (January 28, 1824 – March 30, 1879) was an associate justice of the Colorado Territorial Supreme Court from 1866 to 1870.
In 1845, he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, and continued studying law with Frank Randall and was admitted to the bar later that year.
Then from about 1851 to July 1858, he served as the third judge of the fourth judicial circuit of the state of Wisconsin.
[1] In Colorado, Gorsline settled in Gilpin County[2] and established a law practice.
On June 18, 1866, President Johnson appointed him to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Colorado.