So, J usually stands for Judge/Justice, I understand that. I guess JJ is a plural version, also known as judge/judge. Does AJ stand for Judge/Acting Judge? Prior to becoming a federal judge, Attorney General Garland spent a significant portion of his professional life with the Department of Justice. He has held professional and other positions under five attorneys general, including Special Assistant to the Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General of the United States, Assistant Deputy Attorney General in the Criminal Division, and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General. In these roles, his responsibilities included the work of the department, including criminal, civil and national security matters. They also included direct oversight of investigations and prosecutions of national significance, including the Oklahoma City, Unabomber, and Montana Freemen cases. Immediately prior to his confirmation as Attorney General, Attorney General Garland was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was appointed to this position in 1997, served as Chief Justice of the Circuit from 2013 to 2020, and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference from 2017 to 2020. In 2016, President Obama appointed him as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. I know this is a pretty simple knowledge, but it has never been explained to me and Google turns out to be quite unsuccessful.

/3./ What about YYES? I guess it is for appellate judges, but sometimes when I read cases, they only get “J” or “JJ.” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was sworn in as the 86th Attorney General of the United States on March 11, 2021. As the nation`s top law enforcement official, Attorney General Garland leads the 115,000 Justice Department employees who work in the United States and more than 50 countries around the world. Under his leadership, the Department of Justice is dedicated to upholding the rule of law, keeping our country safe, and protecting the civil rights of all Americans. What is the difference between a judge and a judge? How do you know if it is a judge or a judge? Attorney General Garland is a summa laude and magna laude graduate of Harvard Law School. After law school, he worked for Judge Henry J. Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and for Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. of the U.S.

Supreme Court. Earlier in his career, Attorney General Garland was a partner at the law firm of Arnold & Porter, where he covered civil and criminal proceedings, antitrust and administrative law. He has also taught antitrust law at Harvard Law School and published articles on antitrust and administrative law.