Merrick Garland
Born: 1952 in Chicago, IL
Education: Harvard College
Law School: Harvard Law School
Professional Career Highlights
- Law clerk, William Brennan Jr., U.S. Supreme Court, 1978-1979
- Special assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1979-1981
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1981-1989, 1992-1993
- Assistant US attorney, District of Columbia, 1989-1992
- Deputy assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1993-1994
- Principal associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-1997
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1995-present