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.