Judge Neil Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has moved to the front of the pack among possible nominees to the Supreme Court, according to several news reports last Tuesday. But he is not a household name—yet.

The pace of the nomination process appears to be picking up, with President Donald Trump meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and leading senators on the Judiciary Committee, which would hold confirmation hearings on his nominee.

Trump said last week he will announce his selection "sometime next week."

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