When Supreme Court Associate Justice Byron White retired in 1993, Merritt was considered a potential nominee, along with Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and Stephen Breyer of the First Circuit, who was eventually nominated by President Bill Clinton and subsequently joined the Court.
Gilbert and Sullivan | W. S. Gilbert | Humphrey Gilbert | Gilbert | William Merritt Chase | Merritt Island, Florida | Gilbert O'Sullivan | Gilbert Gottfried | Gilbert Burnet | George Gilbert Scott | Gilbert Islands | Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette | Gilbert, Arizona | Cass Gilbert | Paul Gilbert | Giles Gilbert Scott | Gilbert Stuart | Gilbert de Clare | Brantley Gilbert | Hurricane Gilbert | Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette | Gilbert Arenas | L. Wolfe Gilbert | Gilbert White | Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto | Gilbert Bécaud | Chad Gilbert | Camp Merritt, New Jersey | Stephin Merritt | Philippe Gilbert |
A. Merritt (1884-1943), author best known for his fantasy works.
Tennessee seat - Harry W. Wellford (judgeship later filled by Carter nominee Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr.) (In 1982, Wellford was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a different seat on the Sixth Circuit; he was quickly confirmed by the United States Senate)
Gilbert S. Merritt (United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit) and Chief Justice Warren E. Burger of the United States Supreme Court.
He and several other Citadel graduates became a part of the famous 'Devil Dogs' of Marine Corps legend at the Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918.
Matthew F. Merritt (1815–1896), American politician from Connecticut