Senate Committee Schedules Confirmation Hearing for Biden’s Attorney General Pick

Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) in Capitol Hill on April 28, 2016. Evan Vucci/AP Photo

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 9 set the date for the confirmation hearing of Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Justice Department.

The hearing will run over two days and is scheduled to begin on Feb. 22. Garland’s testimony will be held on the first day, and external witnesses will be invited to testify on day two, according to the committee leaders.