On March 16, 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to succeed Antonin Scalia, who had died one month earlier. At the time of his nomination, Garland was the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit .

Jun 29, 2018 · Merrick Garland was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in March 2016. The Senate never voted on his nomination.

Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as the 86th United States attorney general from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021. In 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the U.S. Senate refused to ...

Jan 18, 2025 · Attorney General Merrick Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters at the Justice Department and restore its reputation for independence after four turbulent years during Donald Trump's presidency. ... The Supreme Court tied up Smith’s case for months before granting former presidents broad immunity from prosecution and sending the ...

Jan 18, 2025 · Merrick Garland, American lawyer, judge, and government official who served as U.S. attorney general in the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden (2021–25). Garland previously was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1997–2021; chief judge, 2013–20).

Mar 16, 2016 · Merrick Garland is the chief judge of the most important federal appeals court in the nation. In this role, he has consistently forged consensus among judges across the ideological spectrum, and he is uniquely poised to serve immediately as a Supreme Court justice.

On March 16, 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court of the United States.

In 2016, Garland was nominated by President Barack Obama to the Supreme Court to replace Antonin Scalia following his death. However, in a Republican -controlled senate, a confirmation hearing was never held and his nomination expired on January 3, 2017.

Jan 18, 2025 · “Merrick Garland has not, I think, been a very effective public defender of the integrity and impartiality of the Department of Justice,” Andrew Kent, a Fordham University law school professor, said in an email. ... The Supreme Court tied up Smith's case for months before granting former presidents broad immunity from prosecution and ...

Mar 29, 2024 · Congress.gov. PN1258 — 114th Congress (2015-2016) — Merrick B. Garland — Supreme Court of the United States (Mar. 16, 2016 – Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary).