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    Merrick Garland

    United States Attorney General since 2021

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  1. Nov 28, 2022 · Learn about the biography, career, and achievements of Merrick B. Garland, the 86th Attorney General of the United States since 2021. He leads the Justice Department's 115,000 employees and oversees criminal, civil, and national security matters.

  2. Merrick Garland. Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as the 86th United States attorney general. He previously served as a U.S. 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 ...

  3. About the Office. The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the Office of the Attorney General which evolved over the years into the head of the Department of Justice and chief law enforcement officer of the Federal Government. The Attorney General represents the United States in legal matters generally and gives advice and opinions to the President ...

  4. May 16, 2024 · The dispute over access to the recordings is at the center of a Republican effort to have the full House hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress and more broadly to hinder ...

  5. Mar 10, 2021 · Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s pick to be attorney general, answers questions from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.

  6. Mar 10, 2021 · March 10, 2021. WASHINGTON — The Senate voted to confirm Merrick B. Garland on Wednesday to serve as attorney general, giving the former prosecutor and widely respected federal judge the task of ...

  7. Mar 10, 2021 · Merrick Garland speaks during his attorney general confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Feb. 22. Demetrius Freeman/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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