--- title: Donald Trump Supreme Court Nomination: Watch Live description: President Donald Trump is scheduled to announce his Supreme Court nominee Tuesday night. Watch his announcement live here at 8 p.m. canonical: https://time.com/4655499/donald-trump-supreme-court-nominee-watch-live/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-31T19:01:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T03:03:23.476Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: President Trump Announces Supreme Court Nominee og:description: The spot on the bench has been vacant for almost a year og:url: https://time.com/4655499/donald-trump-supreme-court-nominee-watch-live/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbecdb5c863c03c23/6988b829e20a8719eda93f46/donald-trump-supreme-court.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: President Trump Signs Executive Order In The Oval Office og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: President Trump Announces Supreme Court Nominee twitter:description: The spot on the bench has been vacant for almost a year twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbecdb5c863c03c23/6988b829e20a8719eda93f46/donald-trump-supreme-court.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: President Trump Announces Supreme Court Nominee  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jan 31, 2017 7:01 PM UTC  President Donald Trump smiles after signing executive orders related to a lobbying ban in the Oval Office on Jan. 28, 2017. President Donald Trump smiles after signing executive orders related to a lobbying ban in the Oval Office on Jan. 28, 2017.Pete Marovich—Bloomberg/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jan 31, 2017 7:01 PM UTC President Donald Trump is [scheduled](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/826063267760046080) to announce his [Supreme Court nominee](http://time.com/4653192/donald-turmp-supreme-court-nomination/) Tuesday night. His pick comes after an almost year-long vacancy on the court, created when [Justice Antonin Scalia](http://time.com/4220770/antonin-scalia-influence/) died on Feb. 13, 2016\. Former President Barack Obama [nominated Merrick Garland](http://time.com/4260899/merrick-garland-supreme-court-nominee-president-obama/) last year, but [Senate Republicans refused](http://time.com/4284158/obamas-low-key-barnstorming-for-a-supreme-court-nominee/?iid=sr-link7) to hold confirmation hearings for him, arguing that the new president should have the responsibility of appointing a new justice. During his campaign, Trump released a [list of potential nominees](http://time.com/4505960/donald-trump-supreme-court-list-names/), and some [abortion rights activists](http://motto.time.com/4653998/donald-trump-abortion-supreme-court/) and [Democratic organizers](http://time.com/4655132/democrat-leaders-president-trump-protest-supreme-court-pick/) have already begun pushing lawmakers to oppose his pick. President Trump is expected to make the announcement from the East Room of the White House at 8 p.m. ET. 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