Merrick Garland

Some of the key events about Merrick Garland

• 1974

  Graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College
• 1977

  Graduated from Harvard Law School with honors
• 1979

  Clerked for Judge Henry J. Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• 1980

  Clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
• 1989

  Became a partner at the law firm Arnold & Porter
• 1993

  Appointed Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice
• 1995

  Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• 1995

  Faced criticism for his role in the investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing
• 2013

  Became Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
• 2016

  Nominated to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama
• 2016

  Nomination to the Supreme Court was blocked by Senate Republicans
• 2017

  Declined to pursue criminal contempt charges against Lois Lerner in the IRS targeting controversy
• 2021

  Confirmed as the 86th United States Attorney General
• 2021

  Faced backlash for not immediately releasing the full Mueller Report
• 2021

  Criticized for the Justice Department's continued defense of Trump in a defamation lawsuit
• 2022

  Received criticism for the delay in appointing a special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation
• 2022

  Faced scrutiny over the FBI's search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence
• 2023

  Criticized for the Justice Department's handling of classified documents found at President Biden's home
• 2023

  Faced calls for recusal in the investigation of President Biden's handling of classified documents
• 2023

  Questioned about the Justice Department's approach to prosecuting protesters at the Supreme Court

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