Merrick Brian Garland

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Merrick Brian Garland is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the Attorney General of the United States and formerly the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

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Label Occurrences
Merrick Garland 9
Merrick B. Garland 1
Merrick Brian Garland canonical 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Attorney General
human
jurist
lawyer
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Juris Doctor
almaMater Harvard University
appointedBy Bill Clinton
confirmedBy United States Senate
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1952-11-13
educatedAt Harvard University
surface form: Harvard College

Harvard Law School
employer United States Department of Justice
United States government
surface form: United States federal government
endTime 2020-02-11 for role: Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Garland
fieldOfWork constitutional law
criminal law
givenName Merrick
hasJurisdiction United States Department of Justice
memberOf Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
middleName Brian
nominatedBy Barack Obama for role: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Joe Biden
nominatedFor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
nominationOutcome No Senate vote held on Supreme Court nomination
notableWork Oversight of Oklahoma City bombing investigation
numberOfChildren 2
occupation judge
lawyer
prosecutor
partOf Cabinet of the United States
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
positionHeld United States Attorney General
surface form: Attorney General of the United States

Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
United States Attorney General
United States federal judge
precededBy William Barr (as Attorney General of the United States)
surface form: William Barr as United States Attorney General
religion Judaism
residence Bethesda, Maryland
surface form: Bethesda, Maryland, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Lynn Garland
startTime 1997-03-20 for role: Judge of the D.C. Circuit
2013-02-12 for role: Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit
2021-03-11 for role: Attorney General of the United States
succeededBy Sri Srinivasan as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit
workLocation Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States

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Merrick Garland (attended, transferred) birthName Merrick Brian Garland
subject surface form: Merrick Garland
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit officeHoldersInclude Merrick Brian Garland
this entity surface form: Merrick B. Garland
Jessica Garland father Merrick Brian Garland
this entity surface form: Merrick Garland
Jessica Garland hasRelative Merrick Brian Garland
this entity surface form: Merrick Garland
William Barr (as Attorney General of the United States) succeededBy Merrick Brian Garland
subject surface form: William Barr
this entity surface form: Merrick Garland
Sri Srinivasan (as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit) predecessorAsChiefJudgeOfDCCircuit Merrick Brian Garland
subject surface form: Sri Srinivasan
this entity surface form: Merrick Garland
Lynn Garland spouse Merrick Brian Garland
this entity surface form: Merrick Garland
Lynn Garland relativeByMarriage Merrick Brian Garland
this entity surface form: Merrick Garland
Rebecca Garland childOf Merrick Brian Garland
this entity surface form: Merrick Garland
Rebecca Garland notableFamilyMember Merrick Brian Garland
this entity surface form: Merrick Garland
Rebecca Garland relative Merrick Brian Garland
this entity surface form: Merrick Garland