President Donald Trump has chosen conservative federal judge, Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy on the US Supreme Court.<br /><br /> At 49, he’s the youngest nominee to the nation’s highest court in more than a quarter century.<br />He was picked from a shortlist of 21 possible choices that Trump made public during his presidential campaign.<br /><br /> “This may be the most transparent judicial selection process in history. 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,” announced President Trump.<br /><br /> Should Gorsuch be confirmed by the Senate, he will restore the court’s 5-4 conservative majority and help influence rulings on divisive issues such as abortion, gun control and the death penalty.<br /><br /> Liberal protesters immediately opposed the nomination <br />The advocacy group People for the American Way described Gorsuch as an “ideological warrior who puts his own right-wing politics above the Constitution.”<br /><br /> We URGE the Senate to swiftly confirm Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court! https://t.co/gdAGOXB7Rl #2A #ConfirmGorsuch #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/6TqWY5L1lk— NRA (@NRA) February 1, 2017<br /> <br /><br /> With a clear track record that endangers women, Neil Gorsuch is a direct threat to #RoevWade. #SupremeCourt #WeWontGoBack #StopGorsuch pic.twitter.com/MOJIORqXq1— NARAL (@NARAL) February 1, 2017<br />
