Merrick Garland

Quick Facts

Full Name	Merrick Garland
Occupation	Judge
Date Of Birth	Nov 13, 1952(1952-11-13)
Age	72
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Scorpio

Merrick Garland Biography

Merrick Garland is one of the most popular and richest Judge who was born on November 13, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He has served on that court since 1997.

Garland attended Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois, where he was president of the student council, acted in theatrical productions, and was a member of the debate team. He graduated in 1970 as the class valedictorian. Garland was also a Presidential Scholar and National Merit Scholar.

Merrick Garland Net Worth

Merrick Garland is one of the richest Judge from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Merrick Garland 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Merrick Brian Garland was born on November 13, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in the northern suburb of Lincolnwood in the Chicago area. His mother Shirley (née Horwitz) was a director of volunteer services at Chicago’s Council for Jewish Elderly (now called CJE SeniorLife); his father, Cyril Garland, headed Garland Advertising, a small business run out of the family’s home. Born to a Jewish family, Garland was raised in Conservative Judaism. His grandparents left the Russian Empire (then the Pale of Settlement) in the early 20th century, fleeing antisemitic pogroms and seeking a better life for their children in the United States.

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Garland was special assistant to Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti from 1979 to 1981. After the Carter administration ended in 1981, Garland joined the law firm Arnold & Porter as an associate, and was a partner at the firm from 1985 to 1989. While at Arnold & Porter, the white shoe firm founded by Justice Abe Fortas, Garland mostly practiced corporate litigation. In Motor Vehicles Manufacturers Ass’n v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (1983) Garland acted as counsel to an insurance company suing to reinstate an unpopular automatic seat belt mandate. After winning the case in both the D.C. Circuit and the Supreme Court, Garland would write an eighty-seven page Harvard Law Review article describing the way courts use a heightened “hard look” standard of review and scope of review when an agency chooses deregulation, with increasing focus on the fidelity of the agencies’ actions to congressional intent. In 1985-86, while at Arnold & Porter, Garland was a lecturer in law at Harvard Law School, where he taught antitrust law. He has also published an article in the Yale Law Journal urging a broader application of antitrust immunity to state and local governments.

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Ranked on the list of most popular Judge. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Merrick Garland celebrates birthday on November 13 of every year.

In 1989, desiring to return to public service and do more trial work, Garland became an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. As a line prosecutor, Garland represented the government in criminal cases ranging from drug trafficking to complex public corruption matters. Garland was one of three principal prosecutors who handled the investigation into Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry’s possession of cocaine.