Neil Gorsuch, a staunchly conservative jurist on the Denver-based 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, is President Trump’s likely pick to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, CNN reported Tuesday.

Trump was set to announce his choice on live TV at 8 p.m.

But the network, citing sources, identified the fourth-generation Coloradan as the president’s first choice.

Supporters said he was a good choice professionally and politically.

“I feel very good about his chances,” Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) told the Denver Post. “People felt so confident in him and his qualifications that they didn’t even require a recorded vote.”

Gorsuch, 49, believes in a literal reading of the Constitution, and his relatively young age means he could remain on the bench for decades.

A study led by Mercer University law Prof. Jeremy Kidd concluded that Gorsuch is the second-most similar to Scalia of the 21 prospective Supreme Court nominees Trump released during the campaign.