Merrick Garland Needs A Lot Of Lipstick To Pretty Up The Pig That The Justice Department Has Become

It's a tough job, but maybe someone who was supposed to be a Supreme Court justice can do it.

(Photo by Demetrius Freeman-Pool/Getty Images)

How do you restore the luster, the reputation, the credibility and the morale of the Justice Department? That is going to be a huge headache.

Jeff Robbins, a Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr partner and former federal prosecutor, in comments given to Law360 on the immeasurable task of cleaning up and bringing legitimacy back to the scandal-plagued Department of Justice that Judge Merrick Garland will take on when he’s confirmed as U.S. attorney general.


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

Sponsored