Merrick Garland Net Worth : know his earnings,political career,education,family

The Chief US Circuit Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Merrick Garland is a government servant. He has the net worth of an undisclosed amount but we are sure that he has the net worth of more than $6 million.

Merrick Garland's Net Worth:

He has served as the judge since 1997 and as a government server, he may have earned a good fortune of money which has not been disclosed yet.

However, as of 2016, Garland's net worth is estimated to be between $6 million and $23 million. The actual one is not sure yet.

Besides that, the-then president Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2016. His nomination lasted for 293 days.

Know about Merrick Garland's Career:

After graduating, Garland worked as a law clerk for Judge Henry J. Friendly of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He worked there for one year from 1977 to 1978.

Then, for another year from 1978 to 1979, he worked for Justice Brennan of the US Supreme Court. He was a special assistant to Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti for two years from 1979 to 1981.

From 1985 to 1989, he worked as an associate in the law firm, Arnold & Porter. He also worked as a lecturer at Harvard Law School during his work at a law firm. He used to teach antitrust law.

Garland went to become an Assistant US Attorney in the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia in 1989. After working for some time, Garland returned to Arnold & Porter for a year in 1992.

As a deputy assistant attorney general, Merrick joined the Clinton Administration in the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice. A year later, he became the principal deputy associate attorney general.

Then, in 1997 after the presidential nomination of Bill Clinton, Merrick Garland became the Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and went to become the chief judge in 2013.

When and where was Garland born? Know about his education also:

Merrick Brian Garland was born on November 13, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois, to the parents, Shirley Horwitz and Cyril Garland. He mostly grew in the northern suburb of Lincolnwood.

Merrick Garland went to Nile West High School. In 1970, he graduated as a class valedictorian. He was also the Presidential Scholar and National Merit Scholar.

Then, in 1974, he graduated with a degree in summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in social studies from Harvard College. He also volunteered as a speechwriter of Congressman Abner J. Mikva.

Garland worked as a Quincy House tutor and also wrote news articles and theater reviews for the Harvard Crimson. He was highly active in political activities from his school and college days.

Following his studies, Garland graduated with a degree in Magna cum Laude in 1977 from Harvard Law School. He served as an article editor as a member of the Harvard Law Review.

Know about Merrick Garland's Married Life:

In 1987, Garland married Lynn Rosenman. 

They have two daughters together and they are living happily together.