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Biden picks Merrick Garland for attorney general

By Jerry Dunleavy
Published January 6, 2021 5:21pm ET
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Biden picks Merrick Garland for attorney general
Garland wrote the opinion of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in a labor dispute in which the American Baptist Homes of the West, under the name Piedmont Gardens, was the subject of an unfair labor practice proceeding. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) | Pablo Martinez Monsivais

President-elect Joe Biden selected Judge Merrick Garland to lead the Justice Department as his attorney general.

An announcement is expected on Thursday, but multiple news outlets, including the Associated Press and Politico, reported on Wednesday that Biden had made his decision.

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