Gilbert S. Merritt Jr.

Gilbert S. Merritt Jr.
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 byAlbert J. Engel Jr.
Succeeded byBoyce F. Martin Jr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
October 31, 1977 – January 17, 2001
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byWilliam Ernest Miller
Succeeded byJulia Smith Gibbons
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee
In office
1966–1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byJames F. Neal
Succeeded byCharles H. Anderson
Personal details
Born
Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr.

(1936-01-17)January 17, 1936
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJanuary 17, 2022(2022-01-17) (aged 86)
EducationYale 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.