Merrick Garland

Merrick Garland
86th United States Attorney General
Incumbent
Assumed office March 11, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Deputy	Lisa Monaco
Preceded by	William Barr
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
In office February 12, 2013 – February 11, 2020
Preceded by	David B. Sentelle
Succeeded by	Sri Srinivasan
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
In office March 20, 1997 – March 11, 2021
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Abner J. Mikva
Succeeded by	Ketanji Brown Jackson
Personal details
Born	Merrick Brian Garland (1952-11-13) November 13, 1952 (age 71) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Lynn Rosenman ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	2 daughters
Education	Harvard University (BA, JD)

Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American federal judge and politician. Garland is the 86th and current United States Attorney General during the Joe Biden administration since 2021. He was the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2013 to 2020. He was on that court from 1997 until 2021 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.

In 2016, Garland was nominated by President Barack Obama to the Supreme Court to replace Antonin Scalia following his death. However, in a Republican-controlled senate, a confirmation hearing was never held and his nomination expired on January 3, 2017.

In January 2021, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Garland to be the United States Attorney General in his cabinet.^[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn-in in March 2021.

1. ↑ Pager, Tyler; Cheney, Kyle. "Biden to tap Merrick Garland for attorney general". POLITICO. Retrieved 6 January 2021.