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  2. Merrick Garland Supreme Court nomination - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Merrick Garland - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  5. Obama picks centrist high court nominee; Republicans unmoved

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    Garland, 63, has been a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 1997.

  6. Obama appoints new Supreme Court justice Merrick Garland - AOL

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  7. Attorney General Merrick Garland responds to the Supreme ...

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    U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland responded to questions about the Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v. Wade, while speaking at a press conference today. Garland argued that the ...

  8. Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. List of confirmation votes for the Supreme Court of the ...

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    Of the 163 nominations that presidents have submitted for the court, 137 have progressed to a full-Senate vote. 126 were confirmed by the Senate, while 11 were rejected. Of the 126 nominees that were confirmed, 119 served (seven of those who were confirmed declined to serve, while one died before taking office). [3] [4]