WASHINGTONA look at Neil Gorsuch, the newest justice of the Supreme CourtGorsuch leaves after attending a discussion about civility and professionalism in the practice of law at an American Inns of Court event in Washington on Oct. 21, 2017.Sait Serkan Gurbuz, APGorsuch speaks at the 50th anniversary of the Fund for America Studies luncheon at the Trump Hotel in Washington on Sept. 28, 2017.Pablo Martinez Monsivais, APGorsuch speaks to an audience as a guest of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at the University of Louisville on Sept. 21, 2017, in Louisville, Ky.Timothy D. Easley, APGorsuch and Chief Justice John Roberts stand together at the Supreme Court following Gorsuch's investiture ceremony on June 15, 2017.MICHAEL REYNOLDS, EPAThis Supreme Court handout photo shows President Trump and Gorsuch at a courtesy visit in the Justices' Conference Room prior to the investiture ceremony on June 15, 2017.Fred Schilling, AFP/Getty ImagesThe justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for an official group portrait to include Gorsuch on June 1, 2017.J. Scott Applewhite, APPresident Trump watches as Justice Anthony Kennedy administers the oath of office to Neil Gorsuch as an associate justice of the Supreme Court in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 10, 2017.Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty ImagesIn this photo provided by the Supreme Court's Public Information Office, Chief Justice John Roberts and fellow justices watch as Neil Gorsuch signs the constitutional oath after a private ceremony on April 10, 2017, at the Supreme Court.Franz Jantzen, APGorsuch prepares to testify on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2017, the third day of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.J. Scott Applewhite, APGorsuch testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the third day of his confirmation hearings on March 22, 2017.Jack Gruber, USA TODAYA Senate staff member hands documents to Gorsuch during Day Two of his confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 21, 2017.Jack Gruber, USA TODAYGorsuch arrives on Capitol Hill on March 20, 2017, for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.Pablo Martinez Monsivais, APGorsuch looks toward his wife, Louise, before the start of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on March 20, 2017.Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty ImagesGorsuch arrives for the first day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on March 20, 2017.Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., in Franken's office on Capitol Hill on March 7, 2017.Justin Sullivan, Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, in his office on Capitol Hill on March 1, 2017.Mark Wilson, Getty ImagesGorsuch, seen through glass, makes an animated gesture while speaking with staff members before his meeting with Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., on Feb. 27, 2017, on Capitol Hill.J. Scott Applewhite, APGorsuch meets with Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., on Capitol Hill on Feb. 27, 2017.J. Scott Applewhite, APSen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., meets with Gorsuch on Capitol Hill on Feb. 16, 2017.Susan Walsh, APSen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., shares a laugh with Gorsuch at the beginning of their meeting on Capitol Hill on Feb. 16, 2017.Susan Walsh, APGorsuch meets with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., on Capitol Hill on Feb. 14, 2017.Andrew Harnik, APGorsuch meets with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., in Durbin's office in the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 13, 2017.Win McNamee, Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, in Ernst's office on Capitol Hill on Feb. 13, 2017.Win McNamee, Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., in Blunt's office on Capitol Hill on Feb. 10, 2017.Win McNamee, Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., on Capitol Hill on Feb. 10, 2017.J. Scott Applewhite, APGorsuch meets with Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., on Capitol Hill on Feb. 10, 2017.J. Scott Applewhite, APGorsuch meets with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill on Feb. 9, 2017.J. Scott Applewhite, APGorsuch meets with Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., in the senator's office on Capitol Hill on Feb. 9, 2017.Michael Reynolds, European Pressphoto AgencyGorsuch arrives with former senator Kelly Ayotte at the office of Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on Capitol Hill on Feb. 8, 2017.Alex Wong, Getty ImagesGorsuch fist-bumps 4-year-old Charles Marshall III of Dover, Del., during a visit to Capitol Hill on Feb. 8, 2017.Alex Wong, Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Sen. Claire McCaskil, D-Mo., on Capitol Hill on Feb. 8, 2017.Michael Reynolds, European Pressphoto AgencyGorsuch meets with Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., in Cotton's office on Feb. 8, 2017, on Capitol Hill.Alex Wong, Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., on Capitol Hill on Feb. 8, 2017.Shawn Thew, European Pressphoto AgencyGorsuch meets with Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., on Feb. 8, 2017, on Capitol Hill.J. Scott Applewhite, APGorsuch talks with Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., on Capitol Hill on Feb. 7, 2017.Mark Wilson, Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in Schumer's office at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2017.Win McNamee, Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in her office on Capitol Hill on Feb. 6, 2017.J. Scott Applewhite, APSen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks with Gorsuch during a meeting on Capitol Hill on Feb. 2, 2017.Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in his office on Capitol Hill on Feb. 2, 2017.Mark Wilson, Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. in Corker's office on Capitol Hill on Feb. 2, 2017.Susan Walsh, APGorsuch meets with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 2, 2017.Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesGorsuch faces members of the news media on Capitol Hill on Feb. 1, 2017.Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Capitol Hill on Feb. 1, 2017.Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Sen. Orrin Hatch on Capitol Hill on Feb. 1, 2017.Zach Gibson, AFP/Getty ImagesGorsuch walks with Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., on Capitol Hill on Feb. 1, 2017.Jose Luis Magana, APGorsuch listens as Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks on Capitol Hill on Feb. 1, 2017.Jose Luis Magana, APFormer Republican senator Kelly Ayotte, center, introduces Gorsuch to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., in the hallway of the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 1, 2017.Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesGorsuch meets with Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, in his office in the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 1, 2017.Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesGorsuch is accompanied by former senator Kelly Ayotte and Vice President Pence in a visit to Capitol Hill on Feb. 1, 2017.Jim Lo Scalzo, European Pressphoto AgencySenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell shakes hands with Gorsuch during a meeting on Feb. 1, 2017, at the U.S. Capitol.Alex Wong, Getty ImagesGorsuch speaks in the East Room of the White House after President Trump announced his nomination on Jan. 31, 2017.Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty ImagesGorsuch speaks alongside his wife, Louise, and President Trump in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 31, 2017. "It is the role of judges to apply, not alter, the work of the people’s representatives," he said in his remarks. "A judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge, stretching for results he prefers rather than those the law demands."Carolyn Kaster, APGorsuch stands with his wife, Louise, as President Trump announces his Supreme Court nomination in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 31, 2017.Carolyn Kaster, APGorsuch delivers remarks before a group of attorneys at a luncheon in Denver on Jan. 27, 2017.David Zalubowski, APGorsuch, a 49-year-old federal appeals court judge from Colorado, is seen as a natural replacement for the late Justice Antonin Scalia.David Zalubowski, AP