<P> With the advice and consent of the United States Senate , the President of the United States appoints the members of the Supreme Court of the United States , which is the highest court of the federal judiciary of the United States . Following his victory in the 2016 presidential election , Republican Donald Trump took office as president on January 20 , 2017 , and faced an immediate vacancy on the Supreme Court due to the February 2016 death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia . During the 2016 campaign , Trump had released two lists of potential nominees to the Supreme Court . After taking office , he nominated Neil Gorsuch to succeed Scalia , and Gorsuch was confirmed in April 2017 . In November 2017 , five more names were added to the previous lists of potential nominees . In June 2018 , Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement , creating a second vacancy on the Supreme Court . In early July 2018 , Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh as his replacement . </P>
<P> With the advice and consent of the United States Senate , the President of the United States appoints the members of the Supreme Court of the United States , which is the highest court of the federal judiciary of the United States . Following his victory in the 2016 presidential election , Republican Donald Trump took office as president on January 20 , 2017 , and faced an immediate vacancy on the Supreme Court due to the February 2016 death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia . During the 2016 campaign , Trump had released two lists of potential nominees to the Supreme Court . After taking office , he nominated Neil Gorsuch to succeed Scalia , and Gorsuch was confirmed in April 2017 . In November 2017 , five more names were added to the previous lists of potential nominees . In June 2018 , Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement , creating a second vacancy on the Supreme Court . In early July 2018 , Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh as his replacement . </P>
who did trump nominate for the supreme court justice
who did trump nominate for the supreme court justice
Brett Kavanaugh Neil Gorsuch
Brett Kavanaugh Neil Gorsuch