Mar 10, 2021 · Judge Merrick Garland is sworn in to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be US Attorney General on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on February 22, 2021.
Mar 10, 2021 · The Senate voted to confirm Judge Merrick Garland as U.S. attorney general with a strong bipartisan vote Wednesday with 20 Republicans crossing the aisle in support of the one-time Supreme Court ...
Mar 10, 2021 · The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Merrick Garland to be President Biden’s attorney general, a U-turn from a 2016 stalemate that kept him stuck in Senate limbo.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15–7 to advance Garland's nomination to the Senate floor, and on March 10, the Senate confirmed Garland's nomination by a vote of 70–30. He was sworn in on March 11, 2021, by Assistant Attorney General for Administration Lee Lofthus.
The attorney general is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States. Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution, the officeholder is nominated by the president of the United States, then appointed with the advice and consent of the United States Senate.
The deputy attorney general is a political appointee of the President of the United States and takes office after confirmation by the United States Senate. The position was created in 1950.
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The President of the United States has the authority to appoint U.S. Attorneys, with the consent of the United States Senate, and the President may remove U.S. Attorneys from office. In the event of a vacancy, the United States Attorney General is authorized to appoint an interim U.S. Attorney.
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