US President Donald Trump has nominated conservative judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court, sparking strong opposition from the Democrats.
Born and raised in Colorado, 49-year-old Gorsuch of the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is the youngest Supreme Court nominee in a quarter century.
Gorsuch attended the Columbia University and the Harvard Law School.
After graduating with honours, he received his doctorate from the Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar.
In 2006, then President George W. Bush nominated him for the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and he was confirmed by voice vote without objection.
The Supreme Court’s work is vital not just to a region of the country, but to the whole, vital to the protection of the people’s liberties under law and to the continuity of the constitution.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said in Mr. Gorsuch, Mr. Trump had fulfilled his pledge to nominate a judge who has demonstrated loyalty to the Constitution and strong commitment to life.
Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy said he had hoped that Trump would work in a bipartisan way to pick a mainstream nominee like Merrick Garland and bring the country together.
National Abortion Federation in a statement expressed it disappointment with Gorsuch's apppointment.
About United States SC: MembershipChief Justice: John Roberts
Associate Justices- Anthony Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Stephen Breyer
- Samuel Alito
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Neil Gorsuch (pending confirmation)
- Retired Associate Justices
- John Paul Stevens
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- David Souter
