Judge Neil Gorsuch to be sworn in as Supreme Court Justice

Gorsuch is expected to serve on the Supreme Court for decades.

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last updated 10 April 2017

President Trump's Supreme Court appointee, Judge Neil Gorsuch, will be sworn into his lifetime role on the court in a Rose Garden ceremony Monday at 11 a.m. ET.

Gorsuch, 49, will restore the nine-seat court to full strength for the first time since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016 and following the Senate's subsequent refusal to consider former President Barack Obama's nominee, Judge Merrick Garland.

Gorsuch was confirmed by the Senate on Friday 54-45 and he will participate in the court's next round of oral arguments, beginning April 17.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.

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