Merrick Garland
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- 1974Graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College
- 1977Graduated from Harvard Law School with honors
- 1979Clerked for Judge Henry J. Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- 1980Clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
- 1989Became a partner at the law firm Arnold & Porter
- 1993Appointed Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice
- 1995Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- 1995Faced criticism for his role in the investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing
- 2013Became Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
- 2016Nominated to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama
- 2016Nomination to the Supreme Court was blocked by Senate Republicans
- 2017Declined to pursue criminal contempt charges against Lois Lerner in the IRS targeting controversy
- 2021Confirmed as the 86th United States Attorney General
- 2021Faced backlash for not immediately releasing the full Mueller Report
- 2021Criticized for the Justice Department's continued defense of Trump in a defamation lawsuit
- 2022Received criticism for the delay in appointing a special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation
- 2022Faced scrutiny over the FBI's search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence
- 2023Criticized for the Justice Department's handling of classified documents found at President Biden's home
- 2023Faced calls for recusal in the investigation of President Biden's handling of classified documents
- 2023Questioned about the Justice Department's approach to prosecuting protesters at the Supreme Court
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