Merrick Garland is Pres. Obama’s Nominee to Supreme Court
Meet Merrick Garland, a federal appeals judge in Washington, D.C., Pres. Barack Obama’s nominee to Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
“I said I would take this process seriously, and I did,” Obama said while announcing his choice from the Rose Garden at the White House on Wednesday, adding: “The one name that has come up repeatedly — from Republicans and Democrats alike — is Merrick Garland.”
VIDEO of the full speech:
Judge Garland got emotional during the announcement. “This is the greatest honor of my life, other than Lynn agreeing to marry me more than 20 years ago,” Garland said, his voice breaking as he motioned to his wife in the audience. “For me there could be no higher service than serving as a member of the United States Supreme Court.”
Who is Merrick Garland?