File:Merrick Garland.jpg
Graduated summa cum laude as valedictorian from Harvard College, and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School
Law clerk to Judge Henry J. Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Law clerk to Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. of the Supreme Court of the United States
Federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice, where he played a leading role in the investigation and prosecution of the Oklahoma City bombers.
Chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Date of birth
13 November 1952 ![Edit this at Wikidata](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png)
Location of birth
Chicago
Work period
1977 - present
Work location
Authority file
Law clerk to Judge Henry J. Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Law clerk to Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. of the Supreme Court of the United States
Federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice, where he played a leading role in the investigation and prosecution of the Oklahoma City bombers.
Chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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English: Merrick Garland photograph was provided to press by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2016 on occasion of Garland's nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States by US President Barack Obama. At the time Garland was chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, having served as a federal judge on the court since 1997.
(Reusing this file)
- EXIF data in photo from Associated Press states: "Publicly distributed handout photo provided by U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit"
- Per Associated Press via National Public Radio article (archived at the Wayback Machine) and ABC News via KSFY (archived at the Wayback Machine) and FiveThirtyEight (archived at the Wayback Machine) — this image is credited to author: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit