Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr.
How Judge Merritt rules, drawn from 30 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Merritt no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Merritt
Gilbert Stroud Merritt, Jr. was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter, Judge Merritt received a commission on October 31, 1977. Judge Merritt assumed senior status on January 17, 2001 and served until death on January 17, 2022.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the judgment of the district court is affirmed in part as to the vacating of the death sentence, reversed in part as to the grant of an unconditional writ and remanded with instructions to conditionally grant the writ unless the State of Ohio elects to initiate resentencing proceedings within 180 days of the district court's order.”
“we DENY Wolgast's petition for review and GRANT [enforcement of] ... the Board's [order]”
“Thus the conviction and sentence of the defendant is reversed and the indictment dismissed.”
“We affirm for the reason that the historical events and persons portrayed are ‘public’ as distinguished from ‘private.’”
“Accordingly, we AFFIRM the order of the bankruptcy court.”
“For these reasons, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.”
“The judgment of the district court is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings.”
“Accordingly, the district court was in error when it granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss, and we reverse the judgment.”
“We disagree and reverse and remand for further proceedings under the Sherman Act.”
“For the foregoing reasons, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
A historical record
Judge Merritt no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.