Merrick Brian Garland is an American lawyer and jurist.
Since March 2021, Garland became the 86th attorney general of the United States of America. He was born on November 13, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is currently 69 years old
Between 1997 to 2021, Garland served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
He is married to his wife, Linn Garland since 1987. Merrick has two siblings; Heidi Garland and Jill Roter.
According to the report, in March 2016, President Barack Obama had nominated Garland to serve in office as an associate justice of the Supreme Court to fill the vacant seat created after the death of Antonin Scalia.
However, the Republican Senate majority refused to hold a hearing to discuss making this possible nor vote on his nomination. This unprecedented refusal of a Senate majority was highly controversial.
In January 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Garland as Attorney General. By March 2021, he was finally confirmed by the United States Senate in March.
Merrick Garland Siblings: Meet Heidi Garland and Jill Roter
Heidi Garland and Jill Roter are the sisters of Merrick Brian Garland. Not much information is made available on their backgrounds.
Who are Merrick Garland’s parents?
The siblings are the children of Cyril Garland (Father, 1915 -2000) and Shirley Garland (Mother, 1925 – 2016).
Their father was born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. Cyril Garland died on November 25, 2000. He was 84 years old.
Shirley Garland was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. She died at the age of 90-91 years.
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