Veteran appeals court judge Merrick Garland will be President Barack Obama's nominee to the US Supreme Court, US media report. If successful, he would replace conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in February. Who is Merrick Garland?
Judge Garland, 63, is the chief judge of the Washington appeals court and a former prosecutor.
He was appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1997, winning confirmation in a 76-23 Senate vote. Prior to that, he served in the Justice Department during the Clinton administration....... Read More
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