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Merrick Garland
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86th United States Attorney General
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Merrick Brian Garland is a male American jurist, lawyer, and judge born in Chicago in 1952. He has served as the United States Attorney General and worked for the United States Department of Justice and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Garland is an independent politician who resides in Bethesda and Lincolnwood and works in Washington, D.C. He suffers from color blindness and speaks English.
Garland was educated at Harvard College, Harvard University, and Harvard Law School. He clerked for Henry Friendly and William J. Brennan. His professional affiliations include the American Law Institute, the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
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Key facts
- President
- Joe Biden
- Deputy
- John P. Carlin (acting), Lisa Monaco
- Preceded by
- William Barr
- Succeeded by
- Pam Bondi
- Appointed by
- Bill Clinton
- Born
- Merrick Brian Garland , ( 1952-11-13 ) November 13, 1952 (age 73) , Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Lynn Rosenman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. September 19, 1987</span>"}]]}'>1987 )
- Education
- Harvard University ( BA , JD )
- Awards
- Henry J. Friendly Medal (2022)
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Brian
- Family name
- Garland
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- United States Attorney General
- Educated at
- Harvard College
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Attorney General Merrick Garland.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
- Residence
- Lincolnwood
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- date of birth
- 1952-11-13
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- Merrick Garland
- birth name
- Merrick Brian Garland
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- Merrick Garland
- medical condition
- color blindness
- clerked for
- William J. Brennan
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Encyclopedic overview
Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as the 86th United States attorney general from 2021 to 2025. 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; however, the U.S. Senate refused to hold a confirmation hearing.
A native of the Chicago area, Garland attended Harvard University and Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He served as a law clerk to Judge Henry Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and to U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., and then practiced corporate litigation at Arnold & Porter, after which he worked as a federal prosecutor in the United States Department of Justice, where he supervised the investigation and prosecution of the Oklahoma City bombers. President Bill Clinton appointed Garland to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1997, and he served as its chief judge from 2013 to 2020.
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