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Sarah Ann Leilani Merriam
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2021–2022
Sarah Ann Leilani Merriam, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Senate voted 54–46 on the nomination on Oct 6, 2021 (Nomination Confirmed).
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Senate confirmation votes
- United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut
117th Congress · Nomination Confirmed54–46 · Oct 6, 2021 - United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
117th Congress · Nomination Confirmed53–44 · Sep 15, 2022
Education
- Georgetown UniversityB.A., 1993
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 2000
- Duke University School of LawLL.M., judicial studies, 2018
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Alvin W. Thompson, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, 2000-2002; Law clerk, Hon. Thomas J. Meskill, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2002-2003; Private practice, Hartford, Connecticut, 2003-2005; Campaign manager, Chris Murphy for Congress, 2006-2007; Connecticut political director, Chris Dodd for President, 2007; Assistant federal defender, District of Connecticut, 2007-2015
Biography
Sarah Ann Leilani Merriam (born 1971) 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.
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