Kenneth Winston Starr
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated by Ronald Reagan on September 13, 1983, to a seat vacated by George E. MacKinnon; Confirmed by the Senate on September 20, 1983, and received commission on September 20, 1983. Service terminated on May 26, 1989, due to resignation.
George Washington University, A.B., 1968
Brown University, M.A., 1969
Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1973
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. David W. Dyer, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1973-1974
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1974-1975
Law clerk, Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, Supreme Court of the United States, 1975-1977
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1977-1980
Counselor to the U.S. attorney general, Department of Justice, 1981-1983
Solicitor General of the United States, 1989-1993
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1993-present
Independent counsel, Whitewater investigation, 1994-1999