Hey, America, we have a new Supreme Court nominee!
On Wednesday, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in February.
So who is this Merrick Garland fellow, anyway? What makes him tick? Read on for TheWrap’s rundown on our next possible Supreme Court justice.
1. He has been through this before. Sort of. Twice.
While this is the first time that Garland, 63, has officially been nominated for the high court, Obama considered him for the position of Supreme Court justice twice before, in 2009 and 2010.