Now there is a new nominee, Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, put forward by President Trump, and next month he will have the hearing Judge Garland was denied. If the experience left Judge Garland frustrated or disillusioned, he has never said so publicly. “He did not react with anger or self-pity, and that reinforced for me the character and decency of Judge Garland. As all this was going on, Judge Garland went on with the rest of his life. Tearing up a little, as he tends to do at such moments, Judge Garland exhorted the students to work hard and to not give up.

Source: New York Times February 19, 2017 22:36 UTC