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Kenneth Winston Starr

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Kenneth Winston Starr served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Sep 20, 1983. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Confirmed
Sep 20, 1983
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1946

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitRonald Reagan · Sep 20, 1983 – May 26, 1989

Education

  • George Washington UniversityA.B., 1968
  • Brown UniversityM.A., 1969
  • Duke University School of LawJ.D., 1973

Career

Law clerk, Hon. David W. Dyer, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1973-1974; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1974-1975; Law clerk, Hon. Warren E. Burger, Supreme Court of the United States, 1975-1977; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1977-1980, 1993-; Counselor to the Attorney General of the United States, 1981-1983; Solicitor general of the United States, 1989-1993; Independent counsel, Whitewater investigation, 1994-1999

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