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Sarah Ann Leilani Merriam
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed 53 to 44Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Nominated
- May 19, 2022
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- May 25, 2022
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), June 16, 2022
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 53 to 44
- Confirmed
- September 15, 2022
- Commissioned
- September 23, 2022
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1971, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden; commissioned ; Senate vote 54 to 46. Service ended September 28, 2022: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- 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
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