On Tuesday night, President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Judge Antonin Scalia in February 2016.

If confirmed by the Senate, Gorsuch is likely to tip the court’s balance and strengthen the conservative bloc due to his core traditional views. This could break recent 4-4 ties on decisive issues such as protection of undocumented immigrants.

Because of his opinions, Gorsuch is seen to have the support of most Republicans in the Senate, but some Democrats pledge to filibuster his confirmation in retaliation for Republicans’ obstruction of Obama’s pick: Merrick Garland.

Supreme Court confirmation requires 60 votes, so Gorsuch would only need to win the support of eight Democrats, who number 48 of the senators compared to 52 Republicans senators.

Other matters that the court is likely to face with the new administration include abortion rights, voting rights, access to healthcare, campaign finance, and anti-discrimination protections, to name a few.

Gorsuch graduated from Columbia University, went to Harvard Law school, and attended Oxford University on a Marshall scholarship. He worked as a corporate lawyer in Washington before being appointed by George W. Bush to work on a circuit court in 2006.

According The Washington Post, Neil Gorsuch is projected to be confirmed by mid-March.