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Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. On February 13, 2016, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia died unexpectedly while at the Cibolo Creek Ranch in Shafter, Texas. [12] [13] He was the second of three Supreme Court justices to die in office during the 21st century: following Chief Justice William Rehnquist in 2005; and followed by Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2020.
If he is confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general, former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz will replace Merrick Garland, a onetime Supreme Court nominee who served two prior ...
Garland had more federal judicial experience than any other Supreme Court nominee in history, [38] and was the oldest Supreme Court nominee since Lewis F. Powell Jr. in 1971. [92] The American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary unanimously rated Garland "well-qualified" (its highest rating) to sit on the Supreme ...
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 .
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) noted on the floor earlier this month that McConnell blocked then-Judge Merrick Garland, whom Obama had nominated to serve on the Supreme ...
The recent reversals by two US district judges on plans to step down from their seats, effectively denying President-elect Donald Trump the opportunity to replace them, has put attention on other ...
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]
Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday comes amidst ... the Supreme Court has adopted special safeguards to draw a proper balance between the ...