# Trump SCOTUS picks, opinions on Neil Gorsuch? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 25, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-scotus-picks-opinions-on-neil-gorsuch/778149 "2017-01-25T16:18:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-scotus-picks-opinions-on-neil-gorsuch/778149/1 "2017-01-25T16:18:19Z")
It is being reported that [Neil Gorsuch](http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/25/politics/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court/index.html) is on the short list for a Trump SCOTUS nomination. He is reported to be [very close to Scalia](http://www.scotusblog.com/2017/01/potential-nominee-profile-neil-gorsuch/) in many ways. The short list also includes Judges William Pryor and Thomas Hardiman. Pryor had a contentious confirmation for his current job, which could be either a plus or a minus in our current environment. To me, Gorsuch is a conventional choice with fairly impeccable credentials. I would see him being easily confirmed, with the usual partisan objections from the Democratic side. I don’t see him as having deeply objectionable past opinions that would give anyone something to hang their hat on. What are the thoughts of the SCOTUS watchers around here?