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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.
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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At the time of his nomination, Bork was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, a position to which he had been appointed by President Reagan in 1982. Bork's nomination precipitated contentious debate.
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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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.
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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Dec 19, 2012 · Robert Bork, who was at the center of Senate hearings that "marked the modern battle lines over judicial nominations," as NPR's Nina Totenberg has said, is dead, according to The New York Times...
