Judge Merrick Garland speaks following his nomination to the Supreme Court

Name: Judge Merrick Garland speaks following his nomination to the Supreme Court
Uploaded: 2016-03-16T15:44:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 15 s
Description: President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would nominate appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, urging Republicans to approve a long-time jurist and former prosecutor known as "one of America's sharpest legal minds."

President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would nominate appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, urging Republicans to approve a long-time jurist and former prosecutor known as "one of America's sharpest legal minds."

Posted March 16, 2016 11:44am EDT