Merrick Garland and his career in photos

US Attorney General Merrick Garland appears before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on Sept. 20, 2023, in Washington, D.C..

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the arrest of Chinese chemical company employees as part of an investigation into the fentanyl precursor supply chain during a news conference with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (L) and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram at the Robert F. Kennedy headquarters building on June 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. The incitements against Hubei Amarvel Biotech mark the first time the U.S. is prosecuting companies that manufacture the precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl, a powerful drug that is fueling the opioid epidemic.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland meets with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova at the U.S. Department of Justice February 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kostin is on an official visit to Washington this week to meet with U.S. officials and to discuss continued U.S. support in Ukraines fight against Russia.

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., (right) greets Attorney General Merrick Garland before Garland testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 1, 2023 in Washington.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers the Department of Justice findings on the Investigation of the Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville Metro Government, at Louisville Metro Hall on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 1, 2023 in Washington.

President Joe Biden's pick for attorney general Merrick Garland, addresses staff on his first day at the Department of Justice, March 11, 2021, in Washington. Garland, a one time Supreme Court nominee under former President Barack Obama, was confirmed March 10 by a Senate vote of 70-30.

Attorney General Merrick Garland arrives to address staff on his first day at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC on March 11, 2021.

President Joe Biden's pick for attorney general Merrick Garland, addresses staff on his first day at the Department of Justice, March 11, 2021, in Washington.

President Joe Biden's pick for attorney general Merrick Garland, hugs his wife Lynn as he arrives for his first day at the Department of Justice, March 11, 2021, in Washington. Garland, a one time Supreme Court nominee under President Obama, was confirmed Wednesday by a Senate and will be sworn in later today.

Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland speaks at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb 22, 2021. Joe Biden formally nominated appellate court Judge Merrick Garland to serve as the nation's chief law enforcement officer on Jan. 7, 2021, the day after the deadly Capitol insurrection.

President-elect Joe Biden has reportedly chosen federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland as his attorney general. Seen here, then Vice President Joe Biden congratulates Judge Merrick Garland after he was nominated by President Barack Obama to the Supreme Court in the Rose Garden at the White House, March 16, 2016 in Washington, DC.

Federal Judge Merrick Garland delivers remarks after being nominated to be U.S. attorney general by President-elect Joe Biden at The Queen theater Jan. 7, 2021 in Wilmington, Del. Garland, who serves as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in 2016 but Senate Republicans refused him a hearing or confirmation vote.

Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland arrives for a meeting with Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., on Capitol Hill March 29, 2016, in Washington.

Supreme Court Justice nominee Merrick Garland, attends a meeting with Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), on Capitol Hill May 11, 2016 in Washington, DC.