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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.
During his final year in office, Obama had an opportunity to fill a third Supreme Court vacancy, following the February 13, 2016, death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. On March 16, 2016, he nominated Merrick Garland, the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to the Court. [3]
Following the death of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Antonin Scalia in February 2016, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill Scalia's seat on the Supreme Court. At the time of his nomination, Garland was the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit .
Garland, 63, has been a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 1997. Obama picks centrist high court nominee; Republicans unmoved Skip to main content
The president's selection of Garland could sway some Republicans drawn to his center-left views in a court that lost one of its most vocal conservatives. Who is Merrick Garland? Meet President ...
The White House confirmed the selection in a statement, emphasizing his readiness for the job and history of support from Republicans and Democrats.
McConnell went on to boast about stopping Garland's nomination, saying in August 2016, "one of my proudest moments was when I looked Barack Obama in the eye and I said, 'Mr. President, you will not fill the Supreme Court vacancy.'" [106] [107] In April 2018, McConnell said the decision not to act upon the Garland nomination was "the most ...
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