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Merrick Garland Nominated To Fill Justice Scalia's Seat On U.S. Supreme Court
- The Wall Street Journal, Wednesday, March 16, 2016 12:19 PM
President Barack Obama announced this morning what will mostly likely be his last U.S. Supreme Court nominee. Merrick Garland, who currently serves as the chief justice of the U.S. Appeals Court for the DC Circuit, is the executive’s choice. Garland was approved in 1997 by the Senate, 76-23, including support from 30 Republicans. The next step is to convince the Senate to begin confirmation proceedings, which so far seems unlikely.
