‘My parents fled anti-Semitism, taught me importance of public service’

Garland takes the podium, and begins to cry as he thanks Obama for giving him the nomination.

Merrick Garland speaking at the White House, flanked by Barack Obama, right, and Joe Biden, left. on March 16, 2016. (Screen capture: YouTube/WH.gov)
Merrick Garland speaking at the White House, flanked by Barack Obama, right, and Joe Biden, left. on March 16, 2016. (Screen capture: YouTube/WH.gov)

He thanks his family for instilling in him a dedication to public service.

“My parents left the Pale of Settlement, fleeing anti-Semitism and hoping to make a better life for their children in America,” he says.

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