President Donald Trump on Tuesday night announced that Neil Gorsuch will be his nominee for United States Supreme Court Justice.
Gorsuch, 49, and his other finalist Thomas Hardiman were both summoned to Washington ahead of Tuesday’s announcement.
Gorsuch is currently a federal appellate judge from Colorado. By reputation, he is conservative. And by reputation, he has aligned himself with the judicial philosophy of the late Antonin Scalia.
“Justice Scalia was a lion of the law,” Gorsuch said.
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Gorsuch would return the court to the previous balance before Scalia’s death. There would be four conservatives, four liberals and one swing vote.
“Millions of voters said this was he single most important issue for them when they voted for me for president,” Trump said. “I am a man of my word.”
Trump also said, “Today I am keeping another promise to the American people by nominating Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.”
“The qualifications of Judge Gorsuch are beyond dispute,” Trump said.
“A judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge,” Gorsuch said. “If I am confirmed, I will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitution and laws of this great country.”
“Judge Gorsuch is brilliant and immensely talented. He has impeccable qualifications,” said U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas.
