Individuals from both sides of the political aisle are coming forward to praise President Trump’s decision to nominate Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
February 2, 2017
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: JUDGE GORSUCH PRAISED FROM ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM
Neal Katyal, Obama Solicitor General: “Judge Gorsuch is one of the most thoughtful and brilliant judges to have served our nation over the last century.”
- Katyal: “Those of us who have worked with him can attest, he is a wonderfully decent and humane person.”
Laurence Tribe, Harvard University Law School: “Gorsuch is smart as he is conservative, and he writes elegantly.”
Rachel Maddow, MSNBC: “It seems like the choice of Judge Gorsuch is a relatively mainstream choice you might expect from any Republican president.”
SCOTUSBlog: “Absent a shock revelation, Gorsuch is sure to be confirmed. Republicans already have the votes and he will get some Democratic support too.”
Dana Bash, CNN: “In this particular case, it is going to be very hard for Democrats to say that they are going to hold up this nominee.”
Dahlia Lithwich, Slate: “An incredibly solid, respectable, conventional pick…”
Ed Whelan, Ethics And Public Policy Center: “Gorsuch is a brilliant jurist and dedicated originalist and textualist. He thinks through issues deeply. He writes with clarity, force, and verve.”
Professor Melissa Hart, University Of Colorado Law School: “He is warm, open, and genuine with people from all walks of life. I think he will be collaborative, and in some respects a consensus builder.”
Jeffrey Rosen, National Constitution Center: President Trump “couldn’t have picked a more effective, respected, conservative intellectual.”
Erick Erickson, The Resurgent: “Neil Gorsuch is in the mold of Antonin Scalia. Where Scalia was great, Gorsuch is great.”
David Lane, Denver Plaintiff & Democrat: “He is a very, very smart man… he’s qualified to be on the Supreme Court… He is sincere and honest.”
Marci Glenn, Denver Attorney & Democrat: “He’s smart, he’s independent — thank the Lord… As a lawyer for a little guy, knowing he was a conservative judge, I still felt comfortable having him on the panel.”
Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony List: “Judge Gorsuch is a distinguished jurist with a strong record of protecting life and religious liberty…”
Chris W. Cox, National Rifle Association: “An outstanding choice… He will protect our right to keep and bear arms and is an outstanding choice to fill Justice Scalia’s seat.”