He Who Shall Not Be Named During Presidential Debates? Judge Merrick Garland

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump didn't even acknowledge his existence.

onOctober 10, 2016 at 10:45 AMOctober 10, 2016 at 10:14 AM

They stand united... in refusing to say Judge Merrick Garland's name. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

They stand united… in their refusal to say Judge Merrick Garland’s name. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

I regret deeply that the Senate has not done its job and they have not permitted a vote on the person that President Obama — a highly qualified person — they’ve not given him a vote to be able to be have the full complement of nine Supreme Court justices. I think that was a dereliction of duty. I hope that they will see their way to doing it, but if I am so fortunate enough as to be president, I will immediately move to make sure that we fill that, we have nine justices that get to work on behalf of our people.

— Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, speaking of the Supreme Court and Chief Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination during last night’s presidential debate. Clinton avoided saying whether she would renominate Garland or if she would consider renominating him should she win the election without a hearing having been held on his behalf by the Senate.

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From Pilot and Above The Law

While Clinton failed to so much as name Garland, her opponent, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, didn’t even acknowledge that Garland’s nomination to the high court was pending.

Staci Zaretsky is an editor at Above the Law. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments. Follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.