When did Merrick Garland leave as United States Department of Justice's chair?

On January 20, 2025, after holding the role since March 11, 2021, from a primary source (justice.gov).

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United States Department of Justice chair

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As of November 13, 2026, the AsOf record names no chair for United States Department of Justice: Merrick Garland held the role from March 11, 2021 until January 20, 2025, from a primary source (justice.gov), and the record holds no successor yet.

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last chair: Merrick GarlandMarch 11, 2021 to January 20, 2025 · 3 sources

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Merrick Garland: chair Merrick Garland from 2021-03-11, claim clm_969CD0B26695 and its sources (superseded) to 2025-01-20 · justice.gov +2	2021-03-11	2025-01-20	0.95	justice.gov +2

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Who is United States Department of Justice's chair?: The record names none as of November 13, 2026. Merrick Garland held the role from March 11, 2021 until January 20, 2025, from a primary source (justice.gov); no successor is on the record yet.
When did Merrick Garland leave as United States Department of Justice's chair?: On January 20, 2025, after holding the role since March 11, 2021, from a primary source (justice.gov).

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AsOf. "United States Department of Justice chair: Merrick Garland", as of 2021-03-11 (until 2025-01-20). Claim clm_969CD0B26695, https://asof.is/claim/clm_969CD0B26695, accessed 2026-11-13. Source: https://www.justice.gov/ag.

APA

AsOf. (2021). United States Department of Justice chair: Merrick Garland (as of 2021-03-11 (until 2025-01-20)) [Record clm_969CD0B26695]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from https://asof.is/claim/clm_969CD0B26695 (source: https://www.justice.gov/ag)

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@misc{asof_clm_969CD0B26695,
  author = {AsOf},
  title = {United States Department of Justice chair: Merrick Garland},
  year = {2021},
  howpublished = {\url{https://asof.is/claim/clm_969CD0B26695}},
  note = {Claim clm\_969CD0B26695, as of 2021-03-11 (until 2025-01-20); source: https://www.justice.gov/ag},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}

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