Biden to Nominate , Merrick Garland , as US Attorney General.<br />Judge Merrick Garland currently serves on the <br />U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.<br />While he has been a top contender <br />for U.S. Attorney General.<br />the Biden camp was concerned that any <br />nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals vacancy<br />would be blocked by a Republican-led Senate.<br />Now that Democrats are poised to win control <br />of the Senate following two runoff elections in Georgia.<br />sources say that <br />"Judge Garland <br />will be viewed in a <br />whole new light now.".<br />Garland's 2016 nomination to the Supreme Court by <br />former President Barack Obama was all but dismissed <br />by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.<br />As associate deputy <br />attorney general, .<br />Garland supervised the investigations of the <br />Oklahoma City bombing.<br />the Atlanta Olympics bombing ...<br />and the Ted Kaczynski "Unabomber" case
