Neil Gorsuch takes oath as US Supreme Court judge

April 10, 2017 21:31

Neil Gorsuch was today sworn in as the new judge of the US Supreme Court, capping a grueling confirmation process and filling the seat once held by the late conservative icon Antonin Scalia.

Gorsuch, 49, took the Constitutional Oath in a private ceremony, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts in the Supreme Court's Justice's Conference Room. He was accompanied by his wife Louise, who held the Bible, and his two daughters.

Later, in a public ceremony at the White House, Justice Anthony Kennedy -- Gorsuch's former boss -- administered the Judicial Oath.

Confirmed by the Senate on Friday after a bitter months-long fight, Gorsuch was sworn in as the US Supreme Court's ninth justice.

"We are here to celebrate history," President Trump said, calling Gorsuch a man of "unmatched qualification" and "deeply devoted" to the Constitution.

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