Merrick B. Garland

Merrick B. Garland brings a unique depth of experience to the practice of law.

As the 86th Attorney General of the United States from 2021 to 2025, Judge Garland oversaw the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) activities across the U.S. and in over 50 countries worldwide.

Previously, Judge Garland served as Judge and then Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1997-2020), as well as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the U.S. (2017-2020).

Before his tenure as Attorney General and his appointment to the federal bench, Judge Garland had a distinguished career at DOJ. He held positions under five Attorneys General appointed by both Democratic and Republican administrations, including Special Assistant to the Attorney General, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division, and Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General. In these roles, he handled a broad array of criminal, civil, antitrust, and national security matters.

Earlier in his career, Judge Garland was a partner at Arnold & Porter, where he focused on civil and criminal litigation, antitrust, and administrative law, and taught antitrust at Harvard Law School. He served as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., and to Judge Henry J. Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.