Boston Herald: “No Credible Case To Make That President Trump’s Nominee Is Insufficiently Qualified Or Unreasonably Out Of The Judicial Mainstream” “Any senator who votes to oppose the nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court will have done so motivated by blind partisanship — or revenge. There is simply no credible case to make that President Trump’s nominee is insufficiently qualified or unreasonably out of the judicial mainstream.” (Editorial, “Confirm Gorsuch,” Boston Herald, 2/2/17)
Charleston Gazette-Mail: “Strong Understanding And Respect For The Nation’s Founding Document, The U.S. Constitution” “From the evidence so far, Neil Gorsuch has the qualities anyone considered for justice of the highest court should have: a strong understanding and respect for the nation’s founding document, the U.S. Constitution.” (Editorial, “Neil Gorsuch a great pick for Supreme Court,” Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2/1/17)
Colorado Springs Gazette: “Understands The First Amendment” “Most importantly, Gorsuch understands the First Amendment…Without fail, Gorsuch has eloquently protected First Amendment religious protections from perverse interpretations of the First Amendment's establishment clause.” (Editorial, “Trump could not have made a better Supreme Court appointment than Colorado's Neil Gorsuch,” Colorado Springs Gazette, 1/31/17)
Denver Post: “Has Applied The Law Fairly And Consistently” “Those who have followed Gorsuch’s career say that from his bench in the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals he has applied the law fairly and consistently, even issuing provocative challenges to the Supreme Court to consider his rulings.” (Editorial, “Trump would do well to consider Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court,” Denver Post, 1/26/17)
Detroit News: “Highly Principled And Deeply Experienced” “Donald Trump could hardly have done better in his most important decision since becoming president — the nomination of a Supreme Court justice. Neil Gorsuch is highly principled and deeply experienced, and is poised to become the intellectual leader of conservative jurisprudence.” (Editorial, “Trump’s pick is masterful,” Detroit News, 2/1/17)
Iron Mountain Daily News: “Difficult To Envision Someone Coming In With A More Complete Resume” “That Gorsuch is qualified is not expected to be an issue. On the surface, it’s difficult to envision someone coming in with a more complete resume, even for the nation’s highest court.” (Editorial, “Gorsuch merits consideration for Supreme Court,” Iron Mountain Daily News, 2/16/17)
Kansas City Star: “Qualified And Thoughtful Jurist” “…President Donald Trump has selected a qualified and thoughtful jurist to fill the Supreme Court seat...” (Editorial, “In Neil Gorsuch, Trump has selected a qualified and conservative jurist,” Kansas City Star, 1/2/17)
Longmont Times-Call: “Resoundingly Traditional, Eminently Qualified Federal Appellate Judge” “Much to his credit, President Trump has nominated a resoundingly traditional, eminently qualified federal appellate judge for a lifetime appointment to the nation's highest court.” (Editorial, “Gorsuch will be a worthy U.S. justice,” Longmont Times-Call, 2/2/17)
Miami Herald: “The Perfect Credentials For The Position...Trump Made A Fine Selection” “Gorsuch has the perfect credentials for the position: he studied at prestigious Harvard and Columbia universities; he has clerked for two Supreme Court justices, and has been a federal judge for many years, plus he hails from the West Coast, unlike all the other justices. Trump made a fine selection.” (Editorial, “Don’t filibuster Supreme Court nominee,” Miami Herald, 2/2/17)
New Hampshire Union Leader: “An Excellent Choice” “Colorado Judge Neil Gorsuch is an excellent choice to fill the vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, and fulfills President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to pick a worthy successor to Justice Antonin Scalia.” (Editorial, “Justice for all: Gorsuch is an outstanding choice,” New Hampshire Union Leader, 2/2/17)
New York Daily News: “A High-Caliber Mind Who Stands Solidly In The Mainstream Of Conservative Jurisprudence.” “No one has ever questioned Gorsuch’s intellect or qualifications. A graduate of Columbia, Harvard and Oxford, he clerked for two Supreme Court justices and served in the Department of Justice and at a top law firm before beginning a 10-year appeals court stint. He is esteemed by leading liberal legal lights. Obama’s former ethics czar called him ‘a great guy’; law professor Laurence Tribe, an Obama mentor, called him “as smart as he is conservative, and he writes elegantly.” While Gorsuch is hardly our ideological ideal, he is a high-caliber mind who stands solidly in the mainstream of conservative jurisprudence.” (Editorial, “Courting competence: President Trump's Supreme Justice pick,” New York Daily News, 1/31/17)
New York Post: “Boasts An Impeccable Resumé” “Gorsuch boasts an impeccable resumé, having clerked for Justices Byron White and Anthony Kennedy. Affable and witty, he’s even described as Scalia’s ‘intellectual equal.’ And the Senate confirmed him on a voice vote for his current slot on the 10th Circuit US Court of Appeals in Colorado.” (Editorial, “Trump picks a Scalia-clone to fill empty Supreme Court seat,” New York Post, 1/31/17)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Overwhelmingly Qualified” “...Judge Gorsuch is overwhelmingly qualified to serve on the Supreme Court.” (Editorial, “For the high court: Why Dems should avoid a battle over Gorsuch,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/5/17)
Richmond Times-Dispatch: “His Integrity Is Absolute; His Disposition Appropriate For The Job.” “His attitudes and approaches as an appellate judge seem to impress opponents of his judicial interpretations as well as supporters of them. An acting solicitor general for the Obama administration recommends his confirmation. His integrity is absolute; his disposition appropriate for the job.” (Editorial, “Colorado sets precedent for Gorsuch stampede,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, 2/1/17)
San Diego Union-Tribune: “Gorsuch Is An Impressive Jurist” “Gorsuch is an impressive jurist, and that judgment goes beyond his Harvard law background, his clerking for two U.S. Supreme Court justices and the acclaim he’s received as a judge and professor. He is no Republican hard-liner. Gorsuch has views about criminal justice that emphasize civil liberties, not government authority, far from the norm for conservatives.” (Editorial, “Why Neil Gorsuch is a good Supreme Court pick for Donald Trump,” San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/31/17)
Washington Times: “Donald Trump…Knocked One Out Of The Park With His Nomination Of Neil Gorsuch To The U.S. Supreme Court.” “Presidents only occasionally hit home runs. In their league, curve balls simply vanish over the plate, fast balls come in with blinding speed, and sliders escape even a presidential slugger’s eye. But Donald Trump, rookie or not in the highest of all leagues, knocked one out of the park with his nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.” (Editorial, “The Gorsuch nomination,” Washington Times, 2/1/17)
Worcester Telegram: “Judge Gorsuch Is More Than Qualified In Education, Experience, Judicial Record And Temperament.” (Editorial, “Gorsuch well qualified to take Scalia's seat,” Worcester Telegram, 2/2/17)
WSJ: “As Qualified As He Is, Judge Gorsuch Ought To Be Confirmed At Least As Easily As President Obama’s Appointees Elena Kagan And Sonia Sotomayor.” (Editorial, “Neil Gorsuch Is a Supreme Court Pick” WSJ, 2/1/17)
WSJ: “A Strong Writer And Consensus Builder” “Judge Gorsuch is known on the Tenth Circuit as a strong writer and consensus builder, and the pattern extends to his participation in opinions by other judges. Judge Gorsuch has heard roughly 2,700 cases and dissented in only 35—1.3%.” (Editorial, “Gorsuch in the Mainstream,” WSJ, 2/15/17)
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