Obama nominated Merrick Garland for Chief Justice of US Supreme Court

Mar 17, 2016, 10:43 IST

Garland, the Chief Judge on the US Court of Appeals in D.C., will succeed Justice Antonin Scalia who died on 13 February 2016.

Merrick GarlandPresident Barack Obama on 16 March 2016 nominated appeals court judge Merrick Garland to be the next US Supreme Court Justice. 63-year-old Garland will be 113th Supreme Court justice of the US.

Garland, who is the Chief Judge on the US Court of Appeals in D.C. Circuit, will succeed Justice Antonin Scalia who died on 13 February 2016.

Justice Garland is viewed as a moderate and has won praise from senior Republican figures. The appointment has to be ratified by the Senate, but its Republican majority has vowed to block a vote on any Supreme Court nominee from Obama.

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