Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr.

1936–2022 · Nashville, TN

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitJudgeJimmy Carter (Democratic)Oct 31, 1977Death, Jan 17, 2022

Education

  • Yale University, B.A., 1957
  • Vanderbilt University Law School, LL.B., 1960
  • Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1962

Professional Career

Faculty, Vanderbilt University Law School, 1960-1961, 1969-1970, 1973-1975; assistant dean and instructor, 1960-1961; associate professor of law, 1969-1970; lecturer, 1973-1975; Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1962-1963, 1970-1977; Associate metropolitan attorney, Nashville, Tennessee, 1963-1966; U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1966-1969; Executive secretary, Tennessee Code Commission, 1977; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990-1996

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