Carolyn Kaster, Associated PressJudge Neil Gorsuch stands with his wife Louise as President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, to announce Gorsuch as his nominee for the Supreme Court.
Carolyn Kaster, Associated PressPresident Donald Trump shakes hands with 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch, his choice for Supreme Court Justices in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesJudge Neil Gorsuch delivers brief remarks after being nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to the Supreme Court during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House January 31, 2017 in Washington, D.C. If confirmed, Gorsuch would fill the seat left vacant with the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia in Feb. 2016.
Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty ImagesDemonstrators gather outside of The United States Supreme Court after President Donald Trump announced Neil Gorsuch as his nominee to fill the seat of former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Antonin Scalia in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2017. President Donald Trump nominated federal appellate judge Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court nominee, tilting the balance of the court back in the conservatives' favor.
Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty ImagesPolice stand outside the US Supreme Court on January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump nominated federal appellate judge Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court nominee, tilting the balance of the court back in the conservatives' favor.
Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump walks through the Cross Hall to the East Room to nominate Neil M. Gorsuch to take Justice Antonin Scalia's vacancy on the US Supreme Court during an event at the White House January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump nominated federal appellate judge Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court nominee, tilting the balance of the court back in the conservatives' favor.
Carolyn Kaster, Associated PressSteve Bannon, chief White House strategist to President Donald Trump, left, and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus stand in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, before President Donald Trump arrives to announce Judge Neil Gorsuch as his nominee for the Supreme Court.
Alex Wong, Getty ImagesJudge Neil Gorsuch kisses his wife Louise as U.S. President Donald Trump nominates him to the Supreme Court during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. If confirmed, Gorsuch would fill the seat left vacant with the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia in Feb. 2016.
Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty ImagesJudge Neil Gorsuch speaks, after President Donald Trump nominated him for the Supreme Court, at the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 31, 2017. President Donald Trump on nominated federal appellate judge Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court nominee, tilting the balance of the court back in the conservatives' favor.
Jose Luis Magana, Associated PressMembers of the media gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, after President Donald Trump announced Judge Neil Gorsuch as his nominee for the Supreme Court.
Jose Luis Magana, Associated PressSupreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch, left, meets with Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo. In Gardner's office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017.
Alex Wong, Getty ImagesU.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) meets with Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch (2nd L) and Vice President Mike Pence (R) February 1, 2017 at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court to fill the seat that had left vacant with the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia in Feb. 2016.
Zach Gibson, AFP/Getty ImagesSupreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch is pictured during a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell(not seen) (R-KY) on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 1, 2017.
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Judge Neil Gorsuch stands with his wife Louise as President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, to announce Gorsuch as his nominee for the Supreme Court.
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Getting your player ready...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, a selection that gives the fourth-generation Coloradan a chance to become the state’s first high-court justice since Byron White retired in 1993.











