he is a graduate of harvard law cool and clerked were justice byron white who was john f kennedy's only appointment to the supreme court. neal gorsuch clerked for white and when i asked him about justice he admired white was one of he mentioned. in particular for his independence and byron white was known for being independence and not subject to the whims of being buffered by public opinion. i recognize democratic colleagues on the left are really angry about the election. that may push them to block the nomination and every other thing the administration does. but i would ask any of the democrats who ten years ago were happy to confirm judge gorsuch to the court of appeals what changed? the only thing that changes is now in addition to his career he has a decade as a court of appeals judge where he demonstrated a consistent fidelity to law, a willingness to apply the law, to apply the constitution vigorously uphold the bill of rights and our fundamental liberties. that is what any of us should want in a judge. my hope is that my democratic collyi collyialdemocraticege colleagues will

after law school, he clerked at the supreme court for both justices byron white and anthony kennedy. it is an extraordinary resume. judge gorsuch was born and raised in colorado and was taught the value of independence, hard work in public service. while in possible, he demonstrated a commitment to helping the less fortunate. he worked in harvard prison legal assistance projects and harvard defenders program. i studied every aspect of his life. he could have had any job at any law firm for any amount of money, but what he wanted to do with his career was to be a judge, to write decisions and to make an impact by of holding our laws and our constitution. the qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. country and of our a man who our country really needs and needs badly to ensure the role along and the rule of justice -- rule of law and the rule of justice. i would only hope both democrats and republicans can come together for once for the good of the country. congratulations to you and your family. may god bless you, may god bless our glorious nation. judge gorsuch, the podiu

after law school, he clicked on the supreme court for both justices byron white and anthony kennedy. it is an extraordinary resume, as good as it gets. judge gore such -- judge gorsuch was born and raised in colorado and was talking values of hard work and public service. while in law school, he demonstrated a commitment to helping the less fortunate. he worked in both harvard present legal assistance projects and harvard defenders program. brilliance being assured, i studied every aspect of his life. he could have had any job at any law firm for any amount of money, but what he wanted to do with his career was to be a judge, to write decisions, and by upholdingpact our laws and our constitution. the qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. he is a man of our country and a man our country needs and needs badly to ensure the rule of law and the rule of justice. i would like to thank senate leadership. i only hope that both democrats and republicans can come together for once for the good of the country. congratulations to you and your family. may god bless you. may god bles

i began my legal career working for byron white.o serve on the supreme court and the onlyjustice to lead the nfl in rushing. laughter he was one of the smartest and most courageous men i have ever known. whenjust as have ever known. when just as white retired he have ever known. whenjust as white retired he gave me the chance to work forjustice kennedy as well. justice kennedy was incredibly welcoming and gracious and like justice white he taught me so and like justice white he taught me so much. i am forever grateful. and if you have ever metjudge david sent help, you will knowjust how lucky i was to land a clerkship with him right out of school —— sendell. laughter. thank you. these judges brought me up thank you. these judges brought me up in the law. truly, i would not be here without them. today is as much their day as it is mine. in the balance of my professional life, i have had the privilege of working as a practising lawyer and teacher. i have enjoyed wonderful colleagues who —— have enjoyed wonderful colleagues who — — who

i began my legal career working for byron white. the last coloradoan to be on the supreme court and the only one who spoke russian. he was one of the smartest and most courageous men i've known. when he retired he gave never chance to work for justice kennedy as well. he was incredibly welcoming and gracious and like justice white, he taught me so much. i am forever grateful. if you've ever met the judge, you'll know how lucky i was to land a clerkship with him right out of school. thank you. these judges brought me up in the law. truly, i would not be here without them. today is as much their day as it is mine. in the balance of my professional life, i've had the privilege of working as a practicing lawyer and teacher. i've enjoyed wonderful colleagues whose support means so much to me at this moment. as it has year in and year out. practicing in the trial work trenches of the law, i saw, too, when we judges don our robes, it doesn't make us any smart he but it does serve as a reminder of what is expected of us. impartiality and in

anthony kennedy, a reagan appointee, and byron white who was nominated by jfk. judge gorsuch received a unanimously well-qualified rating by the american bar association when he was nominated to his current position on the court of appeals. he was confirmed without any votes in opposition. that is right, madam president, not a siegel democrat opposed -- not a single democrat opposed judge gorsuch, not senator barack obama, hillary clinton, joe biden or ted kennedy. in fact not a single one of the democrats that still serve with us opposed him, including the ranking members of the judiciary committee, senator schumer. in the coming days, i hope and expect that all senate colleagues will give him their consideration, just as we did for newly elected -- newly nominated presidents clinton and obama. this is the judge who is known for deciding cases based on how the law is actually written, not how he wishes it were written. even when it relates -- leads to results that conflict with his personal political police -- believes. here is how judge gorsuch put it himself.

do not know about you, but i have not met many judges that are like a legal hercules, well maybe byron white. but how many of us are going to lead the nfl in rushing? when a lawyer claims metaphysical certainty about a chain of ungrammatical prepositional phrases tacked onto the end of a run on sentence, buried in a statutory subsection, i start worrying. for questions like those, my only gospel is skepticism. i try not to make a dogma out of it. to admit that disagreement does and will always exist over heart and find questions does not mean our disagreements are matters of personal will and politics rather than honest effort in making sense of the legal materials at hand. the first case from the 10th circuit from the supreme court involve the statutory construction. the court split 5-4. justice breyer wrote to defer. he was joined by justices thomas, ginsburg, alito, and so the mayor. chief justice roberts dissented and was joined by scalia and kennedy. that is a lineup that the public is not often hear about. it is the sort of thing that happens quietly day in and day out in courts throug

maybe michael boss byron white, but how many of us are going to lead the nfl in rushing? when a lawyer declares absolute metaphysical certainty about some chain of grammatical run-on tacked onto a sentence buried in some sprawling statutory subsection, i start to worry. those, myons like only gospel is skepticism but i try not to make a dogma out of it. but to admit the disagreement does and will always exist over hard questions like that does not mean our disagreements are matters of personal well or honests rather than an effort to make sense of the legal materials at hand. the very first case i made for the 10th circuit involved statutory construction and the court stood 5-4. justice breyer wrote to a farm. he was joined by justices thomas, ginsburg, alito, and sotomayor. dissentedice robinson and was joined by stevens, scalia, and kennedy. that is a lineup the public does not often hear about but it is the sort of thing that happens quietly day in and day out and courts throughout our country. as you know, the legal cynic overlooks the vast majority in our courts in w

i began my legal career working for byron white. the last coloradan to serve on the supreme court and the only justice to lead the nfl in rushing. he was one of the smartest and most courageous men i've ever known. when justice white retired, he gave me the chance to work for justice kennedy as well. justice kennedy was incredibly welcoming and gracious and like justice white, he taught me so much. i am forever grateful. if you've ever met judge david sentel, you'll know just how lucky i was to land a clerkship with him right out of school. thank you. these judges brought me up in the law. truly i would not be here without them. today is as much their day as it is mine. in the balance of my professional life, i've had the privilege of working as a practicing lawyer and teacher. i've enjoyed wonderful colleagues whose support means so much to me at this moment. as it has year in and year out. practicing in the trial work trenches of the law, i saw too that when we judges don our robes, it doesn't make us any smarter but it does serve

after law school, he clerked on the supreme court for both justices byron white and anthony kennedy. it is an extraordinary resume, as good as it gets. judge gorsuch was born and raised in colorado and was taught the value of independence, hard work, and public service. while in law school, he demonstrated a commitment to helping the less fortunate. he worked in both harvard prison legal assistance projects and harvard defenders program. brilliance being ashiewrkd i studied every aspect of his life. he could have had any job at any law firm for any amount of money. but what he wanted to do with his career was to be a judge, to write decisions, and to make an impact by upholding our laws and our constitution. the qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. he sent man of our country and a man who our country really needs and needs badly to ensure the rule of law and the rule of justice. i would like to thank senate leadership. i only hope that both democrats and republicans can come together for once for the good of the country. congratulations to you and your family. may god

he clerked for justices byron white and justice kennedy. i believe he would be the first justice to have clerked with another sitting justice. circuiteen on the 10th since 2006. luke., indiana, it is caller: hi. i'd like to thank mr. trump for everything he is going to luke. caller: do for the united states. about thet to learn government and you can see what he's going to do. i know i sound like a crazy a 14-year-old, it is really interesting to learn about this. i think he is going to do a great job with this country. input.e appreciate your let's go to washington. it is yuri on the independent line. caller: i'm a green card voter. as a foreigner, i'm wondering if america is doing really well -- do we really need one now? maybe we can input. let's go another four years without a ninth justice. made that point. some politicians, particularly democrats, have made the point in operating with a justices, but the court itself has struggled with a number of cases, did not take on a number of cases for the inability to come to a definitive rulin

after law school he clerked on the supreme court for justices byron white and anthony kennedy. it's an extraordinary resume. as good as it gets. judge gorsuch was born and raised in colorado. and was taught the value of independence, hard work and public service. while in law school he demonstrated a commitment to helping the less fortunate. he worked in both harvard prison legal assistance projects and harvard defenders program. i studied he aspect of his life. he could have had any job at any law firm for any amount of money. but what he wanted to do with his career was to be a judge to write decisions and make an impact by upholding our laws and constitution. the qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. he is the man of our country and a man who our country really need and need badly to insure the rule of law and the rule of justice. i with like to -- i would like to thank senate leadership. i hope democrats and republicans can come together for once for the good of the country. congratulations to you and your family, may god bless you, may god bless our glorious

after law school he clerked on the supreme court for justices byron white and anthony kennedy. it's an extraordinary resume. as good as it gets. judge gorsuch was born and raised in colorado. and was taught the value of independence, hard work and public service. while in law school he demonstrated a commitment to helping the less fortunate. he worked in both harvard prison legal assistance projects and harvard defenders program. i studied he aspect of his life. he could have had any job at any law firm for any amount of money. but what he wanted to do with his career was to be a judge to write decisions and make an impact by upholding our laws and constitution. the qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. he is the man of our country and a man who our country really need and need badly to insure the rule of law and the rule of justice. i with like to -- i would like to thank senate leadership. i hope democrats and republicans can come together for once for the good of the country. congratulations to you and your family, may god bless you, may god bless our glorious

i began my legal career working for byron white, the last colorodan to server on the supreme court and the only justice to lead the nfl in rushing. he was one of the smartest and most courageous man i have known. when justice white retired he gave me the chance to work for justice kennedy. he was welcoming and gracious and like justice white he taught me so much. i am forever grateful. and if you have ever met judge david sendtel will you know how lucky i was. to land a clerk ship with him right out of school. thank you. these judges brought me up in the law. truly i would not be here without them. today is as much their day as it is mine. in the balance of my professional life, i have had the privilege working as a practicing lawyer and teacher. i have enjoyed wonderful colleagues. hose support means so much to me at this moment. as it has year in and year out. practicing in the trial work trenches of the law i saw too that when we judges dawn our rules it doesn't make us any matterrer but what is expected of us, impartiality and independence. ko legion ality and courage. as this proc

judge gorsuch also knows the supreme court well, having clerked for supreme court justices byron white and now -- and also anthony kennedy who's still on that court. he currently serves with distinction on the tenth circuit where he has established himself , as mainstream judge with a reputation as a fair and brilliant jurist. as a mainstream jurist, judge gorsuch enjoys broad respect across the ideological spectrum. all the confirmation hearings for his current -- at the current confirmation hearings for his current judgeship on the tenth circuit, he was introduced by a republican senator allard from colorado, a democrat senator salazar from colorado. senator salazar, of course, isn't exactly a conservative firebrand, having most recently served as head of the transition team of secretary clinton. at his hearing in 2006, william hughs, jr., a democratic candidate for the house of representatives, authored a strong letter of recommendation for judge gorsuch stating -- quote -- i have never found nor thought neil's views or opinions to be tainted or swayed by any partisan leanings. quit

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after law school, he clerked on the supreme court for justices byron white and anthony kennedy. it is an extraordinary resume. as good as sit gets. judge gorsuch was born and raised in colorado and was taught the value of hard work and public service. while in law school he demonstrated a commitment to helping the less fortunate. he worked in both harvard prison legal assistance projects and harvard defenders program, brilliance being assured i studied every aspect of his life. he could have had any job at any law firm for any amount of money, but what he wanted to do with hi career was to be a judge, to write decisions and make an impact by upholding our laws and constitution. the qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. he is the man of our country and the man who our country really needs and needs badly to ensure the rule of law and the rule of justice. i would like to thank senate leadership. i only hope that both democrats and republicans can come together for once for the good of the country. congratulations to you and your family. may god bless you, may god ble

he worked in the justice department and clerked for justices byron white and current justice anthony. dann cuellar has been getting reaction from the legal community in philadelphia. what have you been hearing tonight, dan? >> well, jim, those that know neil gorsuch believe he's a great choice, but he likely has a battle ahead. >> what you see is what you get. neil gorsuch is one of the best judges in the country. >> that reaction from the supreme court clinic. >> neil gorsuch, i went to college with him, the same graduate school. we both clerked for justice kennedy. everyone knows he's one of the best. >> gorsuch is a conservative jurorrer seen as the best to fill the seat of anthony scalia. >> he's ruled in favor of middle school students arrested, or immigrants or people's whose siferl rights were wronged. >> one of the other candidates on the list, gorsuch is hard working and has a passion for the law. >> i have no doubt that based on judge gorsuch reputation that he does the same. >> deborah gross and pe best of mebusexpect a controversial hea. >> i think it will be and should b

judge gorsuch also knows the supreme court well, having clerked for supreme court justices byron white and now -- and also anthony kennedy who's still on that court. he currently serves with distinction on the tenth circuit where he has established himself , as mainstream judge with a reputation as a fair and brilliant jurist. as a mainstream jurist, judge gorsuch enjoys broad respect across the ideological spectrum. all the confirmation hearings for his current -- at the current confirmation hearings for his current judgeship on the tenth circuit, he was introduced by a republican senator allard from colorado, a democrat senator salazar from colorado. senator salazar, of course, isn't exactly a conservative firebrand, having most recently served as head of the transition team of secretary clinton. at his hearing in 2006, william hughs, jr., a democratic candidate for the house of representatives, authored a strong letter of recommendation for judge gorsuch stating -- quote -- i have never found nor thought neil's views or opinions to be tainted or swayed by any partisan leanings. quit

choice could be the first justice from colorado since justice byron white.high calling" on their front page. a lot of comparisons between this justice and the former justice antonin scalia. you can put that into the conversation as well. next.x, arizona democrats line. go ahead. caller: i'm calling from phoenix, arizona. retired from the postal service. the republicans will try to office.e the post we haveo know what coming for the retirees. host: steve is in washington state. democrats line. go ahead. you are on. caller: i'm from st. joseph, missouri. host: good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. thatis a typical selection donny trump is going to pick for this. this is what he wants. i think this is a horrible selection. once again, this will be a right-wing supreme court. is a when you say it horrible selection, what leads you to say that? he's just a rubber stamp for donald trump. just like when bush got -- george bush won. it's not a court where it is just five to four. becomereme court has political, just like the congress, the senate. that

he was a law clerk to retiring justice byron white, a fellow colora colorado. >> we had the situation for the first time in u.s. history that a supreme court seat has been stolen from one president and delivered to another. and that's an unacceptable thing to do. >> reporter: if neil gorsuch is confirmed, he would become the first supreme court justice in history to serve alongside a justice he once clerked for. the senate will probably vote on his nomination in mid-april. the last time the senate voted when he was a federal district court judge, the vote on his nomination was unanimous. lester? >> pete williams at the supreme court, thank you. knew to t now to the growing fallout from president trump's firing of the attorney general for refusing to defend that order last night. the white house claimed today it's not actually a ban despite the president repeatedly calling it. white house correspondent kristen welker has details. >> reporter: days after president trump's immigration order, the white house still under fire tonight. house speaker paul ryan criticizing how it was handled.

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he clerked for two supreme court justices, byron white, as well a colorado native. after the announcement of his nomination, judge gorsuch mentioned that he worked for the only coloradan to serve on the supreme court and also the only leading rusher in the nfl to ever serve on the supreme court. he clerked for justice kennedy as well as judge sintel. judge gorsuch went into private practice eventually rising to the rank of partner. leaving practice in 2005 to serve as a high-ranking official in the bush administration, a year later president bush nominated to have judge gorsuch serve on the tenth district court of appeals. not only was he confirmed by a unanimous vote, but roughly 11 or 12 members of the democratic conference were here to vote for judge gorsuch. there are people serving today who voted for judge tpwoeufp. in fact, i -- gorsuch. in fact, there was a report that at judge gorsuch, then neil gorsuch when he was nominated to the tenth circuit court, his confirmation hearing only had a few people attended. i think lindsey graham was one of the senators to

gorsuch went to harvard law and clerked for supreme court justices byron white and anthony kennedy.is mom served in the reagan administration as the head of the environmental protect agen agency. conservatives are cheering his nomination and some democrats in the senate are vowing to mount a challenge. our chris o'connell is tracking local reaction to president trump's pick, and chris, judge gorsuch beat out a philadelphia guy for the nomination. >> reporter: yeah, neil gorsuch may not have familiar name to you or eye, but for a professor at the university of pennsylvania, he is very familiar. he work alongside of gorsuch and has a little bit what to expect. >> judge gorsuch, the podium, sir, is yours. >> reporter: when president donald trump announced his first supreme court nominee instead of fan us in beibus smiled knowing his former colleague may be headed to the highest court in the land. >> very pleased. i've known neil for years. >> university of pennsylvania professor not only teaches classes on the supreme court, but he is also argued cases there. >> he's universally admire

he cleared two supreme court justices, byron white and anthony kennedy. he worked as an assistant in george w. bush's justice department. gorsuch's late mother ann was the head of the environmental protection agency under president ronald reagan back in the 1980s. he lives on a ranch in boulder, colorado, with two horses and a cat. and a friend recently told "the denver post" gorsuch has a lot of winston churchill quotes. >>> joining me from capitol hill, bob kusach, let's get a look at how contentious this is going to be that president obama's pick to fill antonin scalia's seat was never given a hearing. >> it's going to get contentious as they can force the republican hand on going nuclear as lindsey graham was talking about, but that would require 41 of 48 senators and democratic caucus to block gorsuch. gorsuch republicans said he was approved by a voice vote the last time he was up for his current courtship under george w. bush. however, this is because of the garland opposition that republicans did not schedul any type of vote or hearing on that wit

he clerk for justice byron white, who was retired at the time. as this is a common practice of the court, retired justices will share their clerk with another acting justice because they have more experience with the cases. he was in justice kennedy's chamber. it is an interesting than emmett where you have a new justice on the court who was a clerk for a sitting justice. behink that it is going to -- it is always a grueling experience to go to the confirmation hearings. after justice alito's confirmation hearings were over, you are so physically drained from going through all of those hearings and all of a sudden you are put on the court and you have to jump in and start hearing cases and do the work. i am very happy that we have people who are willing to go through it to defend our laws. host: do you think justice kennedy had any influence on judge gorsuch, and if so, how? guest: i don't think that he did. i think justices largely stay out of the process of the white house in selecting the nominee. they stay out of that process and once the nom

after law school he clerked on the supreme court for both justices byron white and anthony kennedy. it is an extraordinary resume, as good as it gets. judge gorsuch was born and raised in colorado and was taught the value of independence, hard work, and public service. while in law school, he demonstrated a commitment to helping the less fortunate. he worked in both harvard prison legal assistance projects and harvard defenders program. brilliance being assured, i studied every aspect of his life, he could have had any job at any law firm for any amount of money but what he wanted to do with his career was to be a judge, to write decisions and to make an impact by upholding our laws and our constitution the qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. he's the man of our country and a man who our country rely needs and needs badly to ensure the rule of law and the rule of justice i would like to thank senate leadership. i only hope that both democrats and republicans can come together for once for the good of the country. congratulations to you and your family. may god bless

after law school he clerked on the supreme court for both justices byron white and anthony kennedy. it is an extraordinary resume, as good as it gets. judge gorsuch was born and raised in colorado and was taught the value of independence, hard work, and public service. while in law school, he demonstrated a commitment to helping the less fortunate. he worked in both harvard prison legal assistance projects and harvard defenders program. brilliance being assured, i studied every aspect of his life, he could have had any job at any law firm for any amount of money but what he wanted to do with his career was to be a judge, to write decisions and to make an impact by upholding our laws and our constitution the qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. he's the man of our country and a man who our country really needs and needs badly to ensure the rule of law and the rule of justice i would like to thank senate leadership. i only hope that both democrats and republicans can come together for once for the good of the country. congratulations to you and your family. may god bles

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he clerked for byron white and also kennedy.oderate republicans, kennedy especially, causing consternation for the republican ranks for breaking against them on abortion rights. >> his mother was a senior official in the reagan administration and his pedigree presidency is first-rate. this is not a breitbart pick. >> not at all. by the way, pryor would have been a breitbart pick and that would have been total war fare. >> that's right. >> the way this weekend looked, i thought they were going for him because i thought they wanted to be in a state of war at all times. this was at complete option direction. >> look. i think there is two big things to say about it. one we have said this is an establishment pick that unites the republican party on capitol hill and around the country and fulfillment of a trump promise. his name on the list and he's in the mold of scalia but not nelve nearly as conservative. i believe now this is an open question whether the democrats can hold together the pressure from the democratic base on any demo

he clerked for justice's byron white and anthony kennedy and was appointed to the bench by president george w. bush. gorsuch is 49, lives in boulder, colorado with his wife and two daughters. he raises horses, chickens and goats and got his sheepskin from columbia, harvard law and oxford. we have more now from our chief legal correspondent jan crawford, jan. >> well, scott, judge gorsuch has a conservative judicial philosophy that is modeled after the justice president trump nominated him to replace, just annie fiscal, i can't he had elite credentials and on the court she considered a sharp intellect but without the sharp elbows. he has a foot in the west and many people say that is why he has that congenial manner and as president trump says he is fulfilling a promise. >> millions of voters said this is the single most important issue to them, when they voted for me for president. i am a man of my word. i will do as i say. something that the american people have been asking for from washington for a very, very long time. >> when we judges don our robes it doesn't make us any smarter

judge gorsuch also knows the supreme court well having clerked for supreme court justices byron white and now -- and also anthony kennedy who's still on that court. he currently serves with distinction on the tenth circuit where he has established himself as mainstream judge with a reputation as a fair and brilliant jurist. as a mainstream jurist, judge gorsuch enjoys broad respect across the ideological spectrum. all the confirmation hearings for his current -- at the current confirmation hearings for his current judgeship on the tenth circuit, he was introduced by a republican senator allard from colorado, a democrat senator salazar from colorado. senator salazar, of course, isn't exactly a conservative fire brand having most recently served as head of the transition team of secretary clinton. at his hearing in 2006, william hughs, jr., a democratic candidate for the house of representatives, authored a strong letter of recommendation for judge gorsuch stating -- quote -- i have never found nor thought neil's views or opinions to be tainted or swayed by any partisan leanings. quite

byron white. gorsuch andnow neil you see there is a love of freedom and that love of accountability and transparency in government that westerners often exhibit. that is a little bit different the usual northeast white shoe , law firm mentality. it is true that neil gorsuch is a lawyer's lawyer in many ways. but he is also a little scrappy, too. he was there at the beginning of a very successful law firm. it is a kind of unconventional law firm. it may be getting more large and conventional today, but when he was there it was not. he was a kind of scrappy lawyer who did a lot of the negation. represented a lot of maverick entrepreneurs in his early career. i think what you see from that --erience is neil gorsuch is is a bit of a bull. he is willing to express his opinions, writes a lot of separate opinions, concurrent dissents which is another mark of someone who is not just establishment but willing to speak his mind. yes, he definitely has those degrees, but the fact of the matter is he took a bi

byron white. when you get to know neil gorsuch, can you see there is that love of freedom and that love of accountability and transparency in government that westerners often exhibit. that is a little bit different from the northeast, white shoe aw firm mentality. it is true that neil gorsuch is a lawyer's lawyer in many ways. he is also a little scrappy, too. this is a guy who was there at the very beginning of the founding after very successful law firm. it is a kind of unconventional law firm. it's not your average big, several hundred law firm. it may be getting that way today but when he was first there it wasn't. he was a kind of scrappy lawyer who did a lot of the investigation. it represented a lot of maverick entrepreneurs in his early litigation. from that experience, i think you see that neil gorsuch is it -- is a bit of a bull. he's someone willing to express his opinions. writes a lot of separate opinions, concurrences and dissents, which is another mark of someone who is not just est

he's had prestigious clerkships including for retired justice byron white and anthony kennedy.such is originally from colorado but spent years in washington. his mother was actually head of the epa for ronald reagan before being forced out because of a toxic waste cleanup scandal. gorsuch will replace justice antonin scalia, a man he looked up to and paid tribute to. as for how he would rule gorsuch says he takes the constitution and balance of powers seriously. >> mr. president, mr.

gorsuch clerked for the late supreme court justice byron white and justice anthony kennedy -- who, if confirmed, he would join on the bench. the pick earned high praise from republicans like senator ted cruz of texas, who said the president, kept a campaign promise.sen. ted cruz / -r- texas: he promised the american people that he would nominee a principled constitutionalist to replace justice scalia. and tonight, president trump honored that commitment.but democrats were quick to voice criticisms. sen. richard blumenthal / -d- connecticut: i do believe that he may be coming to the court with an agenda outside of the mainstream.senate democratic leader chuck schumer said in a tweet, "a scotus justice must stand up to a president willing the bend the constitution. serious doubts on judge gorsuch's ability to meet this standard."if yesterday is any indication, senate democrats aren't exactly feeling cooperative right now when it comes to trump nominees. so another battle will be on tap but it will largely be on schumer to determine how hard senate democrats push back on this particular

fight coming, yes, if you qualifications in terms of judge gorsuch's education and clerkships with byron white and justice kennedy. no problem. you heard everybody say it is one for one, gorsuch vs. scalia, doesn't change the balance. what about merit garland? so imminently qualified, top in the country, everybody, republicans said imminently qualified. >> dems would have done the same thing. >> you are playing tit for tat. >> remember kennedy confirmed in the last year, right? >> i don't remember that. >> only the democrats get their way and republicans have to be upset. now the charges reversed in 2017. republicans, they are acting very normal, this is what you do. >> interestingly, they made a good strategic choice in having former senator kelly ayotte who has good relationships with all the senators, she was there six years. lost her race in norv november. she'll be his guide. >> don't dare use the nuclear option. only reason it is on the table because of harry reid. >> they call it the reid option. >> just like the difference between isis and isil. >> on the politics, wouldn't dems save f

he clerked for two supreme court justices, byron white and anthony kennedy. he was nominated by george w. bush, tenth circuit court of appeals and unanimously confirmed by the senate n. recent years he's been the leading conservative voice against doctor assistant suicide and youth nation movement. even writing a book building the case against but more famous for siding with hobby lobby, little sisters of the poor. >> the law is not clear, he would give the benefit of the doubt to the individual rather than to the government seek to go prosecute that individual. >> justice gorsuch acknowledging. >> justice scalia was a lion of the law. agree or disagree with him, all the colleagues in the bench shared wisdom and humor and i miss him. >> first u.s. supreme court that would hold seat with a boss. >> two young daughters. >> many says judge gor subpoena such has a similar style to scalia. andrew napolitano who formerly advised trump on supreme court judges hailing gorsuch with praises. >> one is a healthy skepticism about the ability of the government to regulate

and i clerked for byron white and anthony kennedy.would be the only clerk to sit here with his fellow boss and be a fellow justice. in 2005 he wrote an essay for "national review" and talked about the politicalization of the judiciary. judges. on the other hands we have judge thomas hardiman. he's a personal connection to the president. he's the first person to graduate from college an got through by driving a taxi. he said i do not believe judges should seek to achieve the political, or philosophical goals of one's friends or a political party. the president is well aware he has to deliver for them. they expect it. more than one in five voters said when they went to the polls for the presidential election, their number onessue was the supreme court. 41% for mrs. clinton. generally conservatives are thrilled about these two potential picks. neither of them have the strong paper trail on that particular issue. it doesn't matter hot nominee is, democrats said they will make this tops. chuck schumer said he wants to keep this seat open.