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On March 16, 2016, President Barack Obama announced Merrick Garland as his nominee to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia's seat on the United States Supreme Court.[2] At the time of his nomination, Garland was serving as chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He joined the court in 1997 after being nominated by former President Bill Clinton.[3]
During a speech in the White House Rose Garden, President Obama said, "I’ve selected a nominee who is widely recognized not only as one of America’s sharpest legal minds, but someone who brings to his work a spirit of decency, modesty, integrity, even-handedness and excellence. These qualities and his long commitment to public service have earned him the respect and admiration of leaders from both sides of the aisle. He will ultimately bring that same character to bear on the Supreme Court, an institution in which he is uniquely prepared to serve immediately. Today, I am nominating Chief Judge Merrick Brian Garland to join the Supreme Court."[4]
President Obama also discussed the political climate surrounding Garland's nomination. He said, "At a time when our politics are so polarized, at a time when norms and customs of political rhetoric and courtesy and comity are so often treated like they are disposable, this is precisely the time when we should play it straight and treat the process of appointing a Supreme Court justice with the seriousness and care it deserves because our Supreme Court really is unique. It’s supposed to be above politics. It has to be. And it should stay that way."[4]
Read below what Hillary Clinton and the 2016 Democratic Party Platform said about Merrick Garland.
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Clinton on Merrick Garland
- In a radio interview that aired on September 15, 2016, on the "Tom Joyner Morning Show," Hillary Clinton did not rule out renominating Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court. She said that she would "look broadly and widely for people who represent the diversity of our country" if she had the opportunity to make "any" Supreme Court nominations. Clinton also said that she would not ask President Obama to withdraw Merrick Garland’s nomination. Clinton said, "I think we should stick with one president at a time." She continued, "I’m going to let this president serve out his term with distinction and make the decisions that he thinks are right for the country."[5]
- On March 28, 2016, Clinton gave a speech in Madison, Wisconsin, in which she called on Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to "do his job" and schedule committee hearings for Judge Merrick Garland.[6][7]
- On March 16, 2016, Clinton released the following statement on the nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the United States Supreme Court.[8]
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Footnotes
- ↑ CNN, "Hillary Clinton launches second presidential bid," April 12, 2015
- ↑ NPR, "President Obama To Announce Merrick Garland As Supreme Court Nominee," accessed March 16, 2016
- ↑ United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, "Merrick B. Garland," accessed August 22, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Time, "Read Obama’s Speech Nominating Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court," accessed March 16, 2016
- ↑ Bloomberg, "Clinton Says She May Not Choose Garland for Supreme Court," September 15, 2016
- ↑ CBS News, "Hillary Clinton to Chuck Grassley: Give Merrick Garland a hearing," March 28, 2016
- ↑ Reuters, "Clinton warns of possible Trump Supreme Court nominations," March 29, 2016
- ↑ Twitter, "Hillary Clinton Statement on Merrick Garland," accessed March 16, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Democratic Party, "The 2016 Democratic Party Platform," accessed August 25, 2016
