Gilbert S. Merritt Jr. | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| In office January 17, 2001 – January 17, 2022 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| In office October 1, 1989 – September 30, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Albert J. Engel Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Boyce F. Martin Jr. |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| In office October 31, 1977 – January 17, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | William Ernest Miller |
| Succeeded by | Julia Smith Gibbons |
| United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee | |
| In office 1966–1969 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | James F. Neal |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr. January 17, 1936 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 2022 (aged 86) |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Vanderbilt University (LLB) Harvard University (LLM) |
Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr. (January 17, 1936 – January 17, 2022) was an American lawyer and jurist. He served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1977 to 2022.