01/06/2021 AD appointed
President-elect Joe Biden selected Garland for the position of United States attorney general, with news of the selection coming on January 6, 2021.
He was formally nominated by Biden on January 20, after Biden took office. In Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, Garland vowed to oversee vigorous prosecution of those who stormed the United States Capitol, and other domestic extremists, drawing on his experience prosecuting the perpetrators of the Oklahoma City bombing.
On March 10, the Senate confirmed Garland's nomination by a vote of 70–30. He was sworn in on March 11, 2021, by Assistant Attorney General for Administration Lee Lofthus.
Wilmington, DE
Lattitude: 39.7458° N
Longitude: 75.5466° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Lattitude: 39.7458° N
Longitude: 75.5466° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Subjects Who or What appointed?
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Joe Biden (Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.) 46th President of ...
Objects To Whom or What was appointed?
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Merrick Garland 86th US Attorney G...
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