Sarah A. L. Merriam

Sarah A. L. Merriam
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Assumed office
September 23, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded bySusan L. Carney
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
In office
October 8, 2021 – September 28, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byJanet C. Hall
Succeeded byvacant
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
In office
April 3, 2015 – October 8, 2021
Preceded byHolly B. Fitzsimmons
Succeeded byMaria E. Garcia
Personal details
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationGeorgetown University (BA)
Yale University (JD)
Duke University (LLM)

Sarah Ann Leilani Merriam (born 1971)[1] is an American attorney serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She is a former United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and former district judge of the same court.[2]

  1. ^ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Sarah Ann Leilani Merriam" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sarah A. L. Merriam | District of Connecticut | United States District Court". www.ctd.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.