Background
Merritt, Blaine S. was born on November 13, 1957 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
Merritt, Blaine S. was born on November 13, 1957 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
Bachelor of Arts in History & English cum laude, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1980. Juris Doctor, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1983.
Research director to Howard Coble for United States Congress, 1984. Legislation assistant to representative Howard Coble, 1985—1988. Legislation director to representative Howard Coble, 1988—1996.
Counsel, courts and intellectual property subcommittee United States House Judiciary Committee, 1999—2000, chief counsel, courts, the internet and intellectual property subcommittee, 2000—2006, Republican chief counsel, courts, the internet and intellectual property subcommittee, since 2007.
Member of Phi Delta Phi, Delta Tau Delta, The Federalist Society, North Carolina Bar Association.