Robert Bork Quotes


There have been very few societies which are multi-racial and knew any degree of peace.


Citations

Robert Bork, U. S. Solicitor General, Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals, Washington DC, C-SPAN Discussion of the U. S. Supreme Court, October 17, 1993

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Robert Bork
Robert Bork
  • Born: March 1, 1927
  • Died: December 19, 2012
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Public Servant

Robert Heron Bork was an American judge, government official, and legal scholar who served as the Solicitor General of the United States from 1973 to 1977. A professor at Yale Law School by occupation, he later served as a judge on the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1982 to 1988. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominated Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the U.S. Senate rejected his nomination.