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Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 86th United States attorney general since 2021. He previously served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021.
Garland's nomination expired on January 3, 2017, at the end of the 114th Congress, after languishing 293 days. [10] [82] Garland's nomination was the 15th nomination to the Supreme Court to lapse at the end of a session of Congress. [83] Barack Obama was succeeded by Donald Trump on January 20, 2017.
President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two people ...
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office — Attorney General. Merrick Garland [2]: March 11, 2021 (Confirmed March 10, 2021, 70–30) [RC 1] Deputy Attorney General
Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland assured Congress that he would remain independent of partisan influences if he is confirmed 'I Am Not the President's Lawyer.' Merrick Garland Vows ...
Twenty Republicans crossed the aisle to confirm Garland. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland's confirmation hearing Monday could touch on whether Trump will be prosecuted. Also, Hunter Biden. And domestic terrorists. And ...
The subsequent contentious confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh, in 1991 and 2018 respectively, along with the Senate's refusal to consider the nomination of Merrick Garland in 2016, underscored the breadth of the partisan divide.