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Charles Merton Merrill

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Charles Merton Merrill
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
October 8, 1974 – March 29, 1996
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
September 21, 1959 – October 8, 1974
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byWilliam Healy
Succeeded byAnthony Kennedy
Personal details
Born
Charles Merton Merrill

(1907-12-11)December 11, 1907
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
DiedMarch 29, 1996(1996-03-29) (aged 88)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)

Charles Merton Merrill (December 11, 1907 – March 29, 1996) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Education and career

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Born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, Merrill received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1928 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1931. He was in private practice in Reno, Nevada from 1931 to 1950. He became a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court from 1951 to 1959, serving as chief justice from 1955 to 1956, and in 1959.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On August 27, 1959, Merrill was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge William Healy. Merrill was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 14, 1959, and received his commission on September 21, 1959. He assumed senior status on October 8, 1974, serving in that capacity until his death on March 29, 1996, in San Francisco, California.[1]

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Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1959–1974
Succeeded by