WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: Judge Merrick B. Garland and US President Barack Obama depart after Garland was nominated to the US Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House, March 16, 2016 in Washington, DC. Garland currently serves as the chief judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and if confirmed by the US Senate, would replace Antonin Scalia who died suddenly last month. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
