Robert Bork

Robert Heron "Bob" Bork (March 1, 1927 – December 19, 2012) was an American writer, politician, lawyers, and legal scholar who was nominated by Ronald Reagan to be part of the Supreme Court in 1987, but his nomination was rejected by the Senate. He served as United States Solicitor General and acting United States Attorney General.

Bork was born on March 1, 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Think Tank Biography: Robert Bork He studied at the University of Chicago. He was married to Claire Davidson from 1952 until her death in 1980. Then he was married to Mary Ellen Pohl from 1982 until his death in 2012. With Davidson he had three children. Bork died on December 19, 2012 from heart disease.

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Other websites

 A Conversation with Judge Robert H. Bork - Event Video , Federalist Society, 2007-06-26
 Congressional Record: Floor Vote on Bork Nomination
 Bork, Robert H. (1996) Our Judicial Oligarchy  . 1996 First Things November .

Booknotes interview with Bork on Slouching Toward Gomorrah, December 4, 1996. 

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