Since the 1870 Act that established the Department of Justice as an executive department of the government of the United States, the Attorney General has guided the world's largest law office and the central agency for enforcement of federal laws.

Nov 28, 2022 · As the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Garland leads the Justice Department’s 115,000 employees, who work across the United States and in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as the 86th United States attorney general from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021.

Jan 16, 2025 · After a tumultuous tenure clouded by two failed criminal prosecutions against the incoming president, Attorney General Merrick Garland is leaving the Justice Department the same way he came...

Jan 18, 2025 · Democrats have claimed Garland failed to pursue Trump aggressively enough immediately after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and have criticized Garland's reliance on a special counsel, who,...

Jan 18, 2025 · Now the soft-spoken Garland, who was denied a seat on the Supreme Court by the Republican-led Senate before Trump's 2016 election, is leaving with the department under siege on all sides and his...

Jan 18, 2025 · Merrick Garland, American lawyer, judge, and government official who served as U.S. attorney general in the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden (2021–25). Garland previously was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1997–2021; chief judge, 2013–20).

Jan 16, 2025 · You made clear to communities victimized by hate crimes that they do not stand alone — that the United States Department of Justice stands with them. You protected our country’s democratic institutions from violence and threats of violence.

Jan 18, 2025 · Now, the soft-spoken Garland, who was denied a seat on the Supreme Court by the Republican-led Senate, is leaving this month with the department under siege and his own legacy in question.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was sworn in as the 86th Attorney General of the United States on March 11, 2021. As the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Garland leads the Justice Department’s 115,000 employees, who work across the United States and in more than 50 countries worldwide.