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Merrick B. Garland
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Merrick B. Garland served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Mar 19, 1997 by a 76–23 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- Mar 19, 1997
- Senate vote
- 76–23
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1952
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitWilliam J. Clinton · Mar 19, 1997 – Mar 10, 2021
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-
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