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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_BorkRobert Bork - Wikipedia

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   Robert Heron Bork (March 1, 1927 – December 19, 2012) was an American legal scholar who served as solicitor general of the United States from 1973 until 1977. A professor by training, he was acting United States Attorney General and a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1982 to 1988.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Robert-H-BorkRobert H. Bork | Biography, Jurisprudence, Supreme Court ...

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   May 16, 2024 · Robert H. Bork was an American legal scholar, federal judge, and onetime U.S. solicitor general (1973–77) whose nomination to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court by Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1987 was rejected by a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate.

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4. www.history.com › news › robert-bork-ronald-reaganHow Robert Bork’s Failed Nomination Led to a ... - HISTORY

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   Sep 21, 2018 · Learn how President Reagan's third Supreme Court pick, Robert Bork, was rejected by the Senate in 1987 and how it changed the course of judicial appointments. Find out how Bork's defeat led to the confirmation of Anthony Kennedy, a moderate conservative who became a key swing vote on the Court.

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6. www.theatlantic.com › politics › archiveThe Sad Legacy of Robert Bork - The Atlantic

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   Dec 19, 2012 · The relentless honesty and arrogant mien of Robert Bork, who has died at 84, during his unforgettable 1987 Supreme Court nomination hearing resulted in two very important things for this nation.

7. www.borkfoundation.org › about-rhbAbout Robert H. Bork | The Bork Foundation

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   Learn about Robert Bork, a federal judge, U.S. Solicitor General, legal scholar and public intellectual who advocated originalism and consumer welfare. Explore his life, achievements, controversies and books on The Bork Foundation website.

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8. www.newyorker.com › news › news-deskPostscript: Robert Bork, 1927-2012 | The New Yorker

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   Dec 19, 2012 · Robert Bork, who died Wednesday, was an unrepentant reactionary who was on the wrong side of every major legal controversy of the twentieth century.

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   Who was Robert Bork?

   • Robert Heron Bork (March 1, 1927 – December 19, 2012) was an American legal scholar who served as solicitor general of the United States from 1973 until 1977. A professor by training, he was acting United States Attorney General and a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1982 to 1988.

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   Who was judge Bork?

   • Judge Bork, who was 60 at the time, was sitting on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, often a steppingstone to the Supreme Court, when President Ronald Reagan announced on July 1, 1987, that he was nominating him to the high court to replace Lewis Powell, a moderate justice who was retiring.

   Robert H. Bork, Conservative Jurist, Dies at 85 - The New York Times

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   How long did Robert Bork serve as Solicitor General?

   • Robert Bork continued to serve as Solicitor General to the end of the Ford Administration. President Reagan nominated Bork to serve as circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was confirmed and served in that capacity from 1982 to 1988.

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   Why did judge Bork become a verb?

   • On July 1, 1987, President Reagan nominated Judge Bork to succeed retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Lewis Powell. This nomination ignited a firestorm of opposition from liberal activist groups, eliciting ugly attacks that led to a 42-58 vote against him in the U.S. Senate. It also resulted in Bork’s name becoming a verb.

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10. www.nytimes.com › 2012/12/20 › usRobert H. Bork, Conservative Jurist, Dies at 85 - The New ...

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    Dec 19, 2012 · Robert H. Bork, a former solicitor general, federal judge and conservative legal theorist whose 1987 nomination to the United States Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate in a historic ...