Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, to announce Judge Neil Gorsuch as his nominee for the Supreme Court. Gorsuch stands with his wife Louise. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a fast-rising conservative judge with a writer’s flair, to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, a selection expected to spark a fierce fight with Democrats over a jurist who could shape America’s legal landscape for decades to come.

Judge Neil Gorsuch in this photo provided by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals via AP