Merrick Garland
Merrick Brian Garland is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as the 86th United States attorney general. 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, President Barack Obama nominated Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the Republican-led U.S. Senate effectively blocked Garland's appointment.
Some of the key events about Merrick Garland
- 1974Graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College
- 1977Graduated from Harvard Law School with honors
- 1979Clerked for Judge Henry J. Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- 1980Clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
- 1989Became a partner at the law firm Arnold & Porter
- 1993Appointed Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice
- 1995Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- 1995Faced criticism for his role in the investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing
- 2013Became Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
- 2016Nominated to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama
- 2016Nomination to the Supreme Court was blocked by Senate Republicans
- 2017Declined to pursue criminal contempt charges against Lois Lerner in the IRS targeting controversy
- 2021Confirmed as the 86th United States Attorney General
- 2021Faced backlash for not immediately releasing the full Mueller Report
- 2021Criticized for the Justice Department's continued defense of Trump in a defamation lawsuit
- 2022Received criticism for the delay in appointing a special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation
- 2022Faced scrutiny over the FBI's search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence
- 2023Criticized for the Justice Department's handling of classified documents found at President Biden's home
- 2023Faced calls for recusal in the investigation of President Biden's handling of classified documents
- 2023Questioned about the Justice Department's approach to prosecuting protesters at the Supreme Court
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