US President Barack Obama extended condolences to the family of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia. (File Photo)
Rancho Mirage, United States:
President Barack Obama vowed on Saturday to nominate a US Supreme Court justice candidate to replace the late Antonin Scalia, pressing the Republican-led Senate to give his nominee a "fair hearing and a timely vote."
"I plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time," Obama said in California after a golf game with friends.
"There will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the Senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote," he added.
"These are responsibilities that I take seriously as should everyone. They're bigger than any one party. They are about our democracy," said the US President.
"I plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time," Obama said in California after a golf game with friends.
"There will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the Senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote," he added.
"These are responsibilities that I take seriously as should everyone. They're bigger than any one party. They are about our democracy," said the US President.
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