Neil Gorsuch Sworn In As US Supreme Court Judge

Neil Gorsuch Sworn In As US Supreme Court Judge

WASHINGTON — Neil M. Gorsuch was sworn in on Monday as the 113th justice of the Supreme Court, placing a devoted (समर्पित) conservative in the seat once occupied by Justice Antonin Scalia and handing President Trump a victory in his push to shape the court for decades to come. Justice Gorsuch, 49, took his judicial oath in the White House Rose Garden with Mr. Trump looking on. It was the fulfillment of a vital campaign promise made by Mr. Trump — one that allayed(रद्द कर दिया) the reservations of many Republican Party stalwarts, who were otherwise repelled (पीछे हटाना) by his candidacy — to make the appointment of a strict conservative to the Supreme Court a top priority. 

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, 80, often a swing vote on the court, presided(अध्यक्षता में) , a reminder that Justice Gorsuch’s ascendance may not be this president’s final chance to influence the direction of the high court.  

How Senators Voted on the Gorsuch Confirmation (पुष्टि)

“Justice Gorsuch, you are now entrusted with the sacred duty of defending our Constitution,” Mr. Trump said. “Our country is counting on you to be wise, impartial and fair, to serve under our laws not over them, and to safeguard the right of the people to govern their own affairs.”

Justice Kennedy’s presence was symbolic personally for Justice Gorsuch, who served as a clerk for Justice Kennedy and considers him a mentor. It is the first time in the history of the Supreme Court that a sitting justice will serve with a justice who had been his clerk.

About two hours before the Rose Garden ceremony, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administered a separate oath, the one given to all federal officials to support and defend the Constitution, to Justice Gorsuch in a private session at the Supreme Court.

But the public event at the White House, which was attended by all eight other justices and several conservative activists, was an opportunity for Mr. Trump to wring maximum public credit from Justice Gorsuch’s confirmation. He showcased a rare domestic victory after a chaotic first few months in office marred by legal troubles over his travel ban, the failure of his effort to repeal the health care law and intense feuding inside his senior team.

Definitions of allay (रद्द कर दिया)

verb

diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).

the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears

synonyms: reduce, diminish, decrease, lessen, assuage, alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, soften, calm, take the edge off