American lawyer and jurist (born 1952) Merrick Brian Garland 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. In 2016, the U.S. Senate refused to hold a confirmation hearing after President Barack Obama nominated him to the U.S. Supreme Court. 1,467,908 views on March 16, 2016 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Donald Trump, Caroline Herschel, 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries, John Kasich. Wiki link