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Merrick B. Garland
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 1997
Merrick B. Garland , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate voted 76–23 on the nomination on Mar 19, 1997 (Nomination Confirmed). Merrick Brian Garland is an American lawyer and jurist who served as the 86th United States attorney general from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021. In 2016, the U.S. Senate refused to hold a confirmation hearing after President Barack Obama nominated him to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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- United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
105th Congress · Nomination Confirmed76–23 · Mar 19, 1997
Education
- Harvard CollegeA.B., 1974
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1977
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Henry J. Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1977-1978; Law clerk, Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1978-1979; Special assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1979-1981; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1981-1989, 1992-1993; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1989-1992; Deputy assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1993-1994; Principal associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-1997; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2013-2020; Attorney General of the United States, 2021-
Biography
Merrick Brian Garland is an American lawyer and jurist who served as the 86th United States attorney general from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021. In 2016, the U.S. Senate refused to hold a confirmation hearing after President Barack Obama nominated him to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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