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Meet Cyril Garland and Shirley Garland

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Merrick Brian Garland is an American lawyer and jurist.

He was born on November 13, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is currently 69 years old. Garland became the 86th attorney general of the United States of America in March 2021.

Between 1997 to 2021, Garland served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

He is married to his wife, Linn Garland since 1987. Merrick has two siblings; Heidi Garland and Jill Roter.

In March 2016, It is reported that President Barack Obama had nominated Garland to serve in office as an associate justice of the Supreme Court to fill the vacant seat created after the death of Antonin Scalia.

However, there was an unprecedented refusal from Republican Senate majority to hold a hearing to discuss making this possible nor vote on his nomination. This behavior was highly controversial.

According to the report, in January 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Garland as Attorney General. He was finally confirmed by the United States Senate in March 2021.

Merrick Garland parents: Meet Cyril Garland and Shirley Garland

Cyril Garland (Father, 1915 -2000) and Shirley Garland (Mother, 1925 – 2016) are the parents of Merrick Garland and his siblings.

Cyril Garland was born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States, and died on November 25, 2000. He was 84 years.

His wife, Shirley Garland, was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. She died at the age of 90-91 years in 2016.

Who are Merrick Garland’s siblings?

Merrick Garland has two sisters; Heidi Garland and Jill Roter.

Information regarding their backgrounds is currently unknown and will be reported appropriately to our readers once we get them.

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