Early life
Garland was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He graduated from Harvard College and from Harvard Law School.
Judicial career
Garland practiced corporate litigation at Arnold & Porter and worked as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice, where he played a leading role in the investigation and prosecution of the Oklahoma City bombers. In 1995, Garland was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and (following a delay in Senate confirmation) took the bench in 1997. In 2009 and 2010, Garland was considered by President Barack Obama for two openings on the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court nomination
On March 16, 2016, Obama nominated Garland to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Antonin Scalia.[2][3]
Garland has more federal judicial experience than any Supreme Court nominee in history.[4] He is the oldest Supreme Court nominee since Lewis F. Powell, Jr. in 1971.[5] After Republicans refused to give Garland a confirmation hearing, Garland's nomination expired in January 2017 shortly before the inauguration of Donald Trump. Trump said he will announce his Justice nominee for the Supreme Court on January 31, 2017.
United States Attorney General
2021
On January 6, 2021, then President-elect Joe Biden said that we would nominate Garland to be the United States Attorney General during his administration.[6] On March 1, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15‒7 to advance Garland's nomination to a full Senate vote.[7] On March 10, the Senate confirmed Garland by a vote of 70‒30 to become the next Attorney General.[8]
2024
On June 12, 2024, Merrick Garland was found guilty of contempt by the United States House of Representatives by a vote of 216‒207.[9]
Personal life
Garland married Lynn in 1977. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
References
- ↑ "Who is Merrick Garland?". CBS News. March 16, 2016. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ↑ Shear, Michael D.; Harris, Gardiner (March 16, 2016). "Obama Chooses Merrick Garland for Supreme Court". New York Times.
- ↑ "President Obama nominates Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court". Washington Post. March 16, 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ↑ Sarah Wheaton, Josh Gerstein & Seung Min Kim, Obama picks Merrick Garland for Supreme Court, Politico (March 16, 2016).
- ↑ "Merrick Garland Is The Oldest Supreme Court Nominee Since Nixon Was President". FiveThirtyEight. March 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Biden to tap Merrick Garland for attorney general". Politico. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Senate committee advances Merrick Garland's nomination for attorney general". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ↑ Alex Rogers (March 10, 2021). "Senate confirms Merrick Garland as attorney general". CNN. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ↑ The New York Times (June 12, 2024). "Republicans Push Through Contempt of Congress Citation Against Garland". The New York Times. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
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