Judge Neil Gorsuch is a spectacular selection for the Supreme Court, and a fine successor to Justice Antonin Scalia.

It’s hard to overstate the role that this Supreme Court vacancy had in the polling booths last fall. With continuing religious liberty cases and growing momentum to revisit significant questions before a divided court, the replacement to Scalia could not be more significant. Senate Republicans rightly held off on a Supreme Court nomination in the midst of a presidential election, and for many in both parties the election was a referendum on the Supreme Court.