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== Merrick Garland ==
== Merrick Garland ==
Merrick Garland is a judge on the [[D.C. Circuit|Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit]]. He did a Supreme Court clerkship with the [[liberal]] Justice [[William Brennan]]. He was born in 1952.
[[Merrick Garland]] is a judge on the [[D.C. Circuit|Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit]]. He did a Supreme Court clerkship with the [[liberal]] Justice [[William Brennan]]. He was born in 1952.
[[Conservative]] Senator [[Trent Lott]] led a floor fight to oppose Garland's nomination to the D.C. Circuit in 1997, and 23 senators voted against his confirmation.<ref>http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00034</ref>
[[Conservative]] Senator [[Trent Lott]] led a floor fight to oppose Garland's nomination to the D.C. Circuit in 1997, and 23 senators voted against his confirmation.<ref>http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00034</ref>