ET on Monday, the first day of a two-day hearing. President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 22 and 23 for his confirmation hearing. WASHINGTON: The Senate Judiciary Committee has set a confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland, President Joe Bidens nominee for attorney general. Merrick Garland, 68, a judge on the DC circuit court of appeals since 1997, will face a grilling from left and right in his Senate confirmation hearings … Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's pick to be attorney general, answers questions from Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) WASHINGTON — The US Senate voted 70–30 on Wednesday to confirm Merrick Garland as President Joe Biden’s first US attorney general, nearly five years to the day after he was nominated to the Supreme Court in a bid that was blocked by Republicans.. Garland leaves behind a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals judge to take over the Justice Department in the middle of a … He deserves confirmation. Judge Merrick Garland, nominee to be attorney general, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's pick to be attorney general, answers questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill, Feb. 22, 2021. Lee asked Garland about each of those issues. Merrick Garland will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee at 9:30 a.m. Merrick Garland testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate judiciary committee on 22 February. Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland sounded the alarm on the threat of domestic terrorism at his confirmation hearing Monday, saying the U.S. is "facing a more dangerous period" than after the Oklahoma City bombing.. 6 takeaways from Merrick Garland's confirmation hearing. Merrick Garland began his confirmation hearings Monday, taking a harder stance against presidential pardons than his predecessor. But the executive summary of the inspector general report on FISA abuses — a … Updated 4:59 PM ET, Mon February 22, 2021 . Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's nominee for attorney general was confirmed Wednesday by the U.S. Senate.. His confirmation comes nearly five … | Drew Angerer/Pool via AP. This vacancy arose during Obama's final year as president. A judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Garland will make his debut before senators as the Justice Department emerges from a […] Merrick Garland, President Biden’s nominee for attorney general, is scheduled for Senate confirmation hearings next week, beginning on Monday. Share. Merrick Garland Says He Would Prioritize Jan. 6 Probe As Attorney General The federal judge, once denied a Supreme Court confirmation hearing by … At last, Merrick Garland gets his Senate confirmation hearing. Judge Merrick Garland will face questions from both sides of the aisle on how he would run the Justice Department when he sits for his Senate confirmation hearing Monday at 9:30 a.m. Sen. John Cornyn speaks during a confirmation hearing for Judge Merrick Garland. On March 16, 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to succeed Antonin Scalia, who had died one month earlier.At the time of his nomination, Garland was the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.. After four years of a dizzying array of political stunts from the Trump administration’s Justice Department, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is apparently suddenly concerned about potential politicization of the Justice Department — now that the Biden administration is in charge.On Monday, during a confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden’s Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland, … (Demetrius Freeman-Pool/Getty Images) Garland was appointed to the federal appellate bench in 1997 by then-President Bill Clinton and was nominated to the Supreme Court in 2016 by then-President Barack Obama. JUST WATCHED Merrick Garland was asked why he wants the job. By Melissa Quinn March 1, 2021 / 2:09 PM / CBS News Confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland begins . Confirmation hearing:Merrick Garland calls Capitol riot probe 'first priority' Vote expected soon:Witnesses praise Merrick Garland. Senate Judiciary Committee advances nomination of Merrick Garland for attorney general. Demetrius Freeman/Pool/Getty Images hide caption The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland, President Biden's nominee for attorney general this morning, Monday, February 22 at 9:30 a.m. EST. Positioned by President Joe Biden as an attorney general nominee whose bipartisan bona fides can restore public confidence in the Department of Justice, Judge Merrick Garland spent most of the first day of his confirmation hearing affirming that he will repair the wall between the prosecutor’s office and the White House. The confirmation that Judge Merrick Garland never got from the Senate roughly half a decade ago has finally arrived, with a twist.. Now, instead of aspiring to the Supreme Court, Garland is aiming to become the top prosecutor in the United States, a role that led him to release a statement reflecting on the origins of the Department of Justice and a career that began in countering extremism. Garland is a careful, experienced judge and prosecutor. Garland is the former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and has deep ties to the Justice Department, where he served as a prosecutor decades ago. He will painstakingly consider all dimensions of prosecuting a … Garlands confirmation hearing will begin on Feb. 22. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee has set a confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general. ET. Merrick Garland to Tell Confirmation Hearing He Will Prosecute 'White Supremacists' By Matt Cannon On 2/21/21 at 11:00 AM EST. Drew Angerer, Associated Press. Washington — Judge Merrick Garland, President Biden’s nominee for attorney general, is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first day of his confirmation hearing Monday. Attorney General Nominee Merrick Garland Confirmation Hearing - Day 2. Merrick Garland speaks during his attorney general confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Feb. 22. Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden ... pointing out that former Attorney General William Barr did so for the Mueller probe during his 2019 confirmation hearing. By Alex Rogers and Jeremy Herb, CNN. The two-day hearing will include Garlands testimony … WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee has set a confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general.. 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