CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin will host a public town hall in downtown Charleston Thursday to discuss the nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Garland was nominated last week by President Barack Obama to replace Antonin Scalia, who died last month.
“I am eager to hear the comments, questions, and concerns of West Virginians regarding the President’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court and take these thoughts back to Washington,” Manchin said in a statement. “I want to have a discussion about this nominee’s record, his temperament, his qualifications, and whether he is in the mainstream of the American judicial system.”
The town hall will be at 3:30 p.m at the Ceremonial Courtroom of the W. Kent Carper Justice & Public Safety Complex on Virginia Street.