Gilbert S. Merritt Jr.
| Gilbert Merritt | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
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In office October 1, 1989 – September 30, 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Albert Engel |
| Succeeded by | Boyce Martin |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
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In office October 31, 1977 – January 17, 2001 |
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| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | William Miller |
| Succeeded by | Julia Gibbons |
| Personal details | |
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January 17, 1936 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Yale University (BA) Vanderbilt University (LLB) Harvard University (LLM) |
Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr. (born January 17, 1936) is an American lawyer and jurist. He currently is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Merritt was born in 1936 in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended public elementary school in Nashville and the Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tennessee. Merritt attended Yale University, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1957 and an LL.B from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1960. As a law student, Merritt was a member of the Order of the Coif and served as managing editor of Vanderbilt Law Review. He served as assistant dean and instructor at Vanderbilt University Law School from 1960 to 1961, and he earned an LL.M from Harvard Law School in 1962.
Merritt was in private practice in Nashville from 1962 to 1963 with the law firm of Boult, Hunt, Cummins and Connors. He served as an associate metropolitan attorney for the City of Nashville from 1963 to 1966, and as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee from 1966 to 1969. From 1969 to 1970 Merritt was an associate professor of law at Vanderbilt University Law School. He returned to private practice in Nashville as a partner in the firm Gullett, Steele, Sanford, Robinson and Merritt from 1970 to 1970, specializing on federal civil and criminal litigation. Merritt served as a lecturer at Vanderbilt University Law School from 1973 to 1975 and as executive secretary of the Tennessee Code Commission in 1977.
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