Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) praised President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court on Tuesday night.
"With Neil Gorsuch, the president has made a standout choice," Hatch said. "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."
"If there is one man capable of filling the big shoes left by the late Justice Scalia, it is Neil Gorsuch," Hatch continued.
Hatch went on to say that he would do whatever he could to advance Gorsuch's nomination to confirmation.
Hatch is the president pro tempore of the Senate and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Gorsuch serves on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
