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On January 31, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court. Scalia was a member of the U.S. Supreme Court for three decades.[1] President Trump said regarding the nomination,[2]

“

I am proud to announce the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for Justice of the Supreme Court ... 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. [3]

”

Confirmation hearings on Gorsuch's nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee were held from March 20-23, 2017. On April 3, 2017, voting 11-9 on party lines, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the full U.S. Senate. That same day, Senate Democrats announced that they had a sufficient number of votes to sustain a filibuster against the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. In anticipation of an expected filibuster, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) indicated that he was prepared to restrict the use of filibusters on Supreme Court nominations, referred to as the nuclear option. The Senate voted on April 6, 2017, to end the use of filibusters on all presidential nominations and proceeded to vote to end debate on the Gorsuch nomination. Gorsuch was confirmed on a recorded 54-45 vote of the Senate on Friday, April 7, 2017, and he received his commission on Monday, April 10, 2017.[4]


HIGHLIGHTS
  • President Donald Trump (R) nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 31, 2017.
  • On January 3, 2017, the first day of the 115th Congress, Republicans held a 52-48 majority in the U.S. Senate.
  • Confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee began on March 20, 2017.



    • U.S. senators from Kentucky on Neil Gorsuch's nomination

    Mitch McConnell (R)

    Senator McConnell delivered the following speech from the Senate floor on February 16, 2017:[5]

    McConnell delivered the following speech from the Senate floor on February 13, 2017:[6]

    McConnell delivered the following speech from the Senate floor on February 6, 2017:[7]

    McConnell wrote an editorial in Politico urging his Senate colleagues to give Judge Neil Gorsuch an up-or-down vote on his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.[8]

    McConnell delivered the following speech from the Senate floor on February 2, 2017:[9]

    McConnell delivered the following speech from the Senate floor on February 1, 2017:[10]

    McConnell discussed the nomination on Fox News on January 31, 2017:[11]

    McConnell released the following video on January 31, 2017:[12]

    Rand Paul (R)

    Senator Paul gave the following interview on February 2, 2017:[13]

    Senator Paul issued the following statement on January 31, 2017:[14]

    “

    I congratulate President Trump for nominating a conservative jurist with outstanding credentials and experience to the Supreme Court. Judge Gorsuch is a worthy successor to Justice Scalia, a committed originalist, a strong defender of religious liberty and states’ rights, and a bulwark against the administrative state. I look forward to working with my colleagues for a speedy confirmation and to having another Justice who will defend the constitution. [3]

    		”

    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The New York Times, "Justice Antonin Scalia, Who Led a Conservative Renaissance on the Supreme Court, Is Dead at 79," February 13, 2016
    2. ↑ The White House, "President Donald J. Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court," January 31, 2017
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    4. ↑ Politico, "Gorsuch confirmation hearing set for March 20," February 16, 2017
    5. ↑ YouTube, "One of the Most Impressive Supreme Court Nominees We’ve Ever Seen," February 16, 2017
    6. ↑ YouTube, "Democrats Should Follow The ‘Ginsburg Standard,’ Not A ‘Double Standard’ in Considering Gorsuch Nom," February 13, 2017
    7. ↑ YouTube, "Judge Gorsuch is a 'superbly qualified nominee,'" February 6, 2017
    8. ↑ Politico, "Give Neil Gorsuch an Up-Or-Down Vote," February 6, 2017
    9. ↑ YouTube, "Gorsuch Has Received Widespread Acclaim from Both Sides of the Aisle," February 2, 2017
    10. ↑ YouTube, "Leader McConnell: Judge Gorsuch Has a Stellar Reputation and a Resume to Match," February 1, 2017
    11. ↑ YouTube, "Sen. McConnell: We are going to get Gorsuch confirmed," January 31, 2017
    12. ↑ YouTube, "Judge Neil Gorsuch #SCOTUS," January 31, 2017
    13. ↑ YouTube, "Rand Paul on Donald Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch," February 2, 2017
    14. ↑ Facebook, "Senator Rand Paul," January 31, 2017
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