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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.
Sep 21, 2018 · Supreme Court. CNPGetty Images. Reagan nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Robert Bork, testifies on the fourth day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing in Washington D C. Bork was...
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May 16, 2024 · Robert H. Bork (born March 1, 1927, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died December 19, 2012, Arlington, Virginia) 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 Republican Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1987 was rejected by a bipartisan majority of the ...
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On October 23, 1987, the United States Senate rejected Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court by a roll-call vote of 42–58. This is the most recent Supreme Court nomination to be rejected by vote of the Senate.
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Robert Bork, whose failed Supreme Court nomination provoked a lasting partisan divide over judicial nominations, died Wednesday at age 85. A former federal judge and conservative legal...
Dec 19, 2012 · (Charles Tasnadi/Associated Press) 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...
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...
