washington president donald trump poise restore conservative majority supreme court meet key senators tuesday promise unveil nominee next week three u.s. appeal court judge among close consideration trump meet white house senate majority leader mitch mcconnell democratic leader chuck schumer top republican democrat judiciary committee discuss fill court linger vacancy cause death conservative justice antonin scalia 11 months ago lifetime appointment supreme court justice require senate confirmation leonard leo conservative lawyer advise trump say president definitely narrow focus look seriously short list candidates among frontrunners three conservative jurists neil gorsuch judge denver-based 10th u.s. circuit court appeal thomas hardiman serve philadelphia-based 3rd u.s. circuit court appeal william pryor judge atlanta-based 11th u.s. circuit court appeal judge gorsuch hardiman pryor receive lot attention president know familiar record clearly impress background leo say three appoint bench republican former president george w. bush make decision week announce next week outstanding candidates pick truly great supreme court justice trump tell reporters oval office lead candidates strong conservative credentials gorsuch join rule 2013 say owners private company object religious ground provision obamacare health insurance law require employers provide insurance cover birth control women hardiman write opinion 2013 embrace broad interpretation u.s. constitution right bear arm pryor outspoken critic court 1973 landmark rule legalize abortion leo say three much mold justice scalia among conservative members court meet trump schumer say reiterate president pick mainstream nominee could earn bipartisan support democrats would fight nominee deem outside mainstream anticipate go get president highly qualify well-credentialed conservative jurist mcconnell tell reporters trump name scalia replacement republican-led u.s. senate action little precedent u.s. history last year refuse consider democratic president barack obama nominee appeal court judge merrick garland obama hand power trump last friday nominate garland march 16 republican senators lead mcconnell deny garland customary confirmation hear vote since scalia death court deadlocked ideologically four conservative justices four liberals conservative replacement scalia would reinstate court narrow conservative majority place decades trump fellow republicans 52-48 majority senate democrats irate garland rebuff potentially could try block nomination use procedural hurdle trump narrow high court search name conservative next week