HLS responds to the nomination of Merrick Garland ’77 to the U.S. Supreme Court

Credit: Martha Stewart

President Barack Obama ’91 nominated Judge Merrick Garland ’77  to the U.S. Supreme Court on March 16.  A highly regarded jurist who has been on the appellate bench for almost two decades, Garland has been involved in the life of Harvard Law School since receiving his degree from HLS nearly four decades ago. In an interview on NPR, Dean Martha Minow described Garland, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, as “an outstanding, meticulous, and thoughtful judge with a superb career of public service.” Below, several other Harvard Law professors reflect on Garland’s nomination.