President Trump nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court (23 images)

President Donald Trump announces federal appellate judge Neil McGill Gorsuch as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States in the East Room of the White House in Washington D.C., January 31, 2017. Gorsuch is accompanied by his wife Louise. Photo by Molly Riley/UPI

President Donald J. Trump (R) shakes hands with 10th Circuit Court of Appeals judge Neil Gorsuch after Trump introduced Gorsuch as his Supreme Court justice nominee at the White House on January 31, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court seat has been vacant for almost since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia nearly a year ago. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI

President Donald J. Trump (R) shakes hands with 10th Circuit Court of Appeals judge Neil Gorsuch after Trump introduced Gorsuch as his Supreme Court justice nominee at the White House on January 31, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court seat has been vacant for almost since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia nearly a year ago. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI

Judge Neil Gorsuch speaks after he was announced by President Donald Trump as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court in the East Room of the White House in Washington D.C., January 31, 2017. Photo by Molly Riley/UPI