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In 1993, Gilbert Merritt Jr., a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, was on President Bill Clinton's short list to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court when Byron White retired. But Merritt had strong competition for the seat: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Richard Arnold, among others. Ginsburg got the nod (Breyer got it the next year), and Merritt remained comfortably on the Sixth Circuit, working from his Nashville chambers. After 44 years on the bench, Merritt died on Jan. 17 on his 86th birthday.

January 20, 2022, 9:06 AM