Neil Gorsuch has been nominated by President Donald Trump for the vacant seat on the US Supreme Court. Here are eight things to know about Mr Gorsuch:

Gorsuch is a staunch conservative

He is a conservative intellectual known for backing religious rights and seen as very much in the mold of Antonin Scalia, the justice he was chosen to replace.

Scalia, who died on Feb 13, 2016, was praised by Gorsuch as "a lion of the law".