Aug 23, 2021 · Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was sworn in as the 86 th Attorney General of the United States on March 11, 2021. As the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Garland leads the Justice Department’s 115,000 employees, who work across the United States and in more than 50 countries worldwide.
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D.C. Circuit Judgeship. Garland's time at the Justice Department earned him plaudits in Washington, with President Bill Clinton in 1995 nominating him for a position on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the second most influential court in the country.
Clinton later renominated Garland to the court in 1997 by a 76-23 vote, which included the backing of 32 Republicans. More: Biden addresses racial bias in housing, directs DOJ to phase out use of private prisons in new executive orders.
GOP succeeds in wasting Democrats' time in power with fruitless infrastructure negotiation. MSNBC. A longtime judge nominated by President Joe Biden to lead the Department of Justice, Garland will be tasked with leading a battered agency and navigating numerous legal challenges across the country should he be confirmed.
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments," Biden remarked in his speech. "To stand up to the Klan, to stand up to racism, to take on domestic terrorism. This original spirit must again guide and animate its work.". More: Proud Boys splintering after Capitol riot, revelations about leader.
Beginnings at the DOJ. Garland , a Chicago native who attended Harvard University for both undergraduate studies and law school, clerked on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and then for famed liberal Supreme Court Justice William Brennan.
The attorney general nominee faces a series of challenges, including heightened calls for police reform after a historic summer of racial justice protests in 2020. To fulfill this promise, Garland will likely bolster the department's Office of Civil Rights, which was scaled-down under the Trump administration.