Hatch Lauds Senate Confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch

Statement

Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement following the confirmation of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

"In my time in the Senate, I have had the distinct honor of playing a key role in the confirmation of fourteen Supreme Court nominees. In all that time, I have never seen a better nominee than Judge Neil Gorsuch. Not only does he possess unquestionably impressive credentials, but he has also demonstrated a deep and abiding understanding of the proper role of a judge under the Constitution. While I am disappointed that partisan politics interfered with the Senate's consideration of a nominee who deserved the support of all 100 senators, I am extraordinarily pleased that Judge Gorsuch will now take a seat on the highest court in the land. He is a worthy successor to the great Justice Scalia, and he will do the nation proud."

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