Senator Orrin G. Hatch, the senior member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the President’s nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States:
“With Neil Gorsuch, the President has made a standout choice. Judge Gorsuch is one of the brightest stars on the federal bench, displaying a caliber of intellectual leadership that is rare even among the most qualified jurists. Throughout his career, he has consistently demonstrated an abiding understanding of a judge’s proper role: to ‘say what the law is,’ not what he might wish the law to be. If there is one man capable of filling the big shoes left by the late Justice Scalia, it is Neil Gorsuch. I applaud the President’s inspired choice and will do everything in my power to ensure his confirmation. As the longest-serving current member of the Judiciary Committee, I look forward to helping lead a vigorous debate about the kind of justice that America needs.”
Senator Hatch has played a role in the confirmation of twelve Supreme Court justices, including all eight current members of the Court.
