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Donald Trump names conservative Judge Neil Gorsuch as Supreme Court nominee Donald Trump names conservative Judge Neil Gorsuch as Supreme Court nominee
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President Trump on Tuesday selected Judge Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court pick to fill the vacant seat open by the late Justice Antonin Scalia.President Trump on Tuesday selected Judge Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court pick to fill the vacant seat open by the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
“I am proud to announce the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for Justice of the Supreme Court,” President Trump said. “This has been the most transparent and most important Supreme Court selection process in the history of our country and I wanted the American people to have a voice in this nomination. Judge Gorsuch has a superb intellect, an unparalleled legal education, and a commitment to interpreting the Constitution according to its text. He will make an incredible Justice as soon as the Senate confirms him.” “I am proud to announce the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for Justice of the Supreme Court,” the president said in a statement. “This has been the most transparent and most important Supreme Court selection process in the history of our country and I wanted the American people to have a voice in this nomination."
The selection likely kickstarts a bitter political battle between Democrats and Republicans, who refused to confirm President Barack Obama's selection, Judge Merrick Garland last year. "Judge Gorsuch has a superb intellect, an unparalleled legal education," he continued, "and a commitment to interpreting the Constitution according to its text. He will make an incredible Justice as soon as the Senate confirms him.”
The selection likely kickstarts a bitter political battle between Democrats and Republicans, who refused to confirm President Barack Obama's selection, Judge Merrick Garland last year.
Protesters demonstrated outside the US Supreme Court Building on Tuesday, repeatedly chanting "not my America."
At 49-years-old, Judge Gorsuch is the youngest nominee for the seat in 25 years. If he's confirmed, the court would be split 5-to-4 between Republicans and Democrats, respectively.At 49-years-old, Judge Gorsuch is the youngest nominee for the seat in 25 years. If he's confirmed, the court would be split 5-to-4 between Republicans and Democrats, respectively.
This story is developing. Check back for updates.  “I am honored and humbled to receive this nomination,” Judge Gorsuch told reporters. “I look forward to meeting with Senators over the coming weeks as we begin this process.”