Story highlights Trump nominated Gorsuch to fill the Supreme Court seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia

Gorsuch's judicial philosophy largely matches Scalia's

(CNN) Donald Trump, who has made some pretty out-of-the-box choices since he became President of the United States, decided to go establishment for his first Supreme Court pick.

Judge Neil Gorsuch is a laid back, fly-fishing, fourth-generation Coloradan who also happens to have an Ivy League education, a brilliant legal mind and an established judicial record.

But for Trump, one of Gorsuch's key qualifications is that in many ways his judicial philosophy matches that of the man he will replace: Justice Antonin Scalia.

"The late, great Justice Antonin Scalia," Trump said during his big reveal, "was in my mind throughout the decision making process."

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The comments were directed in part to Maureen Scalia, the justice's widow, who sat in the front row.

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