President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday formally announced he will nominate Judge Merrick Garland as his attorney general, as well as other key nominations to …
Jan 06, 2021 · Biden To Name Judge Merrick Garland As Attorney General. WASHINGTON (AP/CBS) — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Chicago native Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 ...
Feb 22, 2021 · Judge Merrick Garland, President Biden 's nominee for attorney general, goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing Monday. Garland is expected to take questions on a ...
Jan 07, 2021 · WASHINGTON (AP) — 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...
Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the 86th United States attorney general since March 2021. He served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021.
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Biden on Capitol breach: Democracy under 'unprecedented assault'. President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday formally announced he will nominate Judge Merrick Garland as his attorney general, as well as other key nominations to the Justice Department.
And Biden also nominated Kristen Clarke to serve as assistant attorney general for civil rights. Clarke began her career at the Justice Department, handling cases of police misconduct, hate crimes, human trafficking, voting rights and redistricting cases.
Judge Merrick Garland, President Biden 's nominee for attorney general, goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing Monday. Garland is expected to take questions on a variety of topics: the independence of the Justice Department, the Hunter Biden investigation, the Andrew Cuomo nursing home controversy, ...
While most of his career has been in public service, Garland did work in the private sector for a relatively short time at the law firm Arnold & Porter, where he eventually became a partner.