Kenneth Starr
Kenneth Winston Starr was a professor of constitutional law at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Starr was president of the university from June 1, 2010, to May 26, 2016, when the university's board of regents removed him from that role. Starr resigned his position as chancellor of the university on June 1, 2016. Starr was both a federal judge and U.S. Solicitor General, and he served as independent counsel for the Whitewater investigations during the Clinton administration.[1][2][3]
Starr passed away from complications after surgery on September 13, 2022.[4]
Early life and education
Born in 1946 in Vernon, Texas, Starr earned his A.B. from George Washington University in 1968, his M.A. from Brown University in 1969, and his J.D. from Duke University School of Law in 1973.[5]
Professional career
- 2010-2022: Professor of constitutional law, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
- 2010-2016: President and chancellor, Baylor University
- 2004-2010: Counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- 2004-2010: Dean and professor of law, Pepperdine Law School, Malibu, Calif.
- 1994-1999: Independent counsel, Whitewater investigation
- 1993-2004: Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- 1989-1993: United States Solicitor General
- 1981-1983: Counselor, United States Attorney General
- 1977-1980: Private practice, Washington, D.C.
- 1975-1977: Law clerk, Hon. Warren Burger, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
- 1974-1975: Private practice, Los Angeles, Calif.
- 1973-1974: Law clerk, Hon. David Dyer, United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit[5][1]
Judicial career
District of Columbia Circuit
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Kenneth Winston Starr |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 69 days after nomination. |
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
Starr was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 13, 1983, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated by Judge George MacKinnon, who assumed senior status. Hearings on Starr's nomination were conducted by the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 22, 1983. By rule, Starr's nomination was returned to President Reagan on August 8, 1983. Starr's nomination was resubmitted on September 13, 1983, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) on September 15, 1983. Starr was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on a voice vote on September 20, 1983, and he received his commission that same day. Starr resigned from the bench on May 26, 1989, upon his confirmation as U.S. Solicitor General. Starr was succeeded on the court by Judge Karen Henderson.[5][6][7][8][9]
Noteworthy events
Impeachment of President Donald Trump
- See also: Impeachment of Donald Trump
On February 5, 2020, President Donald Trump (R) was acquitted of abuse of power by a vote of 52-48 and obstruction of Congress by a vote of 53-47.[10]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) first announced the House would pursue an inquiry into Trump on September 24, 2019, following allegations that Trump requested the Ukrainian government investigate former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and his son, Hunter Biden, in exchange for aid.[11]
Trump denied the allegations and called the inquiry "the worst witch hunt in political history."[12][13]
Following weeks of public hearings, the House voted to impeach Trump on December 18, 2019, charging him with abuse of power by a vote of 230-197 and obstruction of Congress by a vote of 229-198.[14] For a breakdown of the U.S. House votes by representative and party, click here.
On January 17, Trump named Starr to his legal defense team in the Senate impeachment trial.[15]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baylor University, "Baylor President and Chancellor Ken Starr," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ Baylor University, "Baylor University board of regents announces leadership changes and extensive corrective actions following findings of external investigation," May 26, 2016
- ↑ National Public Radio, "'As a matter of conscience,' Ken Starr resigns as Baylor University's Chancellor," June 1, 2016
- ↑ Axios, "Ken Starr, prosecutor in Clinton Whitewater case, dies at 76," September 13, 2022
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 369 - Kenneth W. Starr - The Judiciary," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 461 - Kenneth W. Starr - The Judiciary," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 231 - Kenneth Winston Starr - Department of Justice," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1239 - Karen LeCraft Henderson," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Trump acquitted at impeachment trial," February 5, 2020
- ↑ CBS News, "Pelosi launches formal Trump impeachment inquiry," September 25, 2019
- ↑ White House, "Remarks by President Trump and President Salih of Iraq Before Bilateral Meeting," September 24, 2019
- ↑ Associated Press, "The Latest: Democrats say Trump allegations are impeachable," September 24, 2019
- ↑ NBC News, "Trump impeached by the House for abuse of power, obstruction of Congress," December 18, 2019
- ↑ Fox40, “House Democrats to outline case for removing President Trump from office,” January 18, 2020
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: George MacKinnon |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 1983 - 1989 |
Succeeded by: Karen Henderson
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| 1981 |
Bartlett • Beam • Becker • Bork • Cacheris • Cardamone • Chapman • Coughenour • Cox • Crow • Cyr • Doumar • Eschbach • Forrester • Garwood • Gibson • Glasser • Hall • Hamilton • Head • Jones • Kiser • Krenzler • Lee • Magnuson • McLaughlin • Miner • Moore • Nowlin • O'Connor • Pierce • Posner • Potter • Russell • Ryan • Shabaz • Sprizzo • Stevens • Waters • Wilhoit • Wilkins • Winter | ||
| 1982 |
Acker • Acosta • Altimari • Bell • Bissell • Black • Bullock • Caldwell • Coffey • Contie • Coyle • Dowd • Fagg • Fong • Fox • Gadbois • Gibson • Ginsburg • Hart • Higginbotham • Hogan • Irving • Jackson • Jolly • Kanne • Kovachevich • Krupansky • Lynch • Mansmann • McNamara • Mencer • Mentz • Mihm • Moody • Nordberg • Paul • Pieras • Plunkett • Porfilio • Potter • Pratt • Rafeedie • Restani • Roberts • Scalia • Selya • Telesca • Wellford | ||
| 1983 |
Baldock • Barbour • Barry • Bowman • Carman • Carter • Curran • Davis • Dorsey • Feldman • Fish • Flaum • Gibbons • Hallanan • Harris • Hinojosa • Hull • Hupp • Katz • Keenan • Kelly • Kram • Laffitte • Limbaugh, Sr. • Limbaugh, Sr. • Milburn • Nesbitt • Nevas • O'Neill • Rymer • Sharp • Starr • Vinson • Vukasin • Wexler • Woods | ||
| 1984 |
Barker • Beezer • Biggers • Billings • Bissell • Boyle • Brewster • Browning • DiCarlo • Duhe • Garcia • George • Hall • Hargrove • Higgins • Hill • Holland • Ideman • Jarvis • Keller • Leavy • Lee • Legge • Leisure • Little • Livaudais • Longobardi • McKibben • Milburn • Newman • Norgle • Prado • Rea • Rosenblatt • Rovner • Scirica • Smith, Jr. • Sneeden • Stotler • Suhrheinrich • Torruella • Wiggins • Wilkinson | ||
| 1985 |
Alley • Altimari • Anderson • Aquilino • Archer • Arnold • Baldock • Batchelder • Battey • Broomfield • Brown • Brown • Brunetti • Buckley • Cobb • Conmy • Cowen • Davidson • Dimmick • Duff • Easterbrook • Edgar • Farnan • Fernandez • Fitzpatrick • Fuste • Greene • Gunn • Guy • Hall • Hilton • Holderman • Hughes • Johnson • Jones • Korman • Kozinski • La Plata • Leinenweber • Letts • Lovell • Ludwig • Maloney • Mansmann • Marcus • McDonald • Meredith • Miller • Mills • Miner • Motz • Nelson • Noonan • Porfilio • Revercomb • Rhoades • Ripple • Rodriguez • Rosenbaum • Roth • Ryan • Sam • Scott • Sentelle • Silberman • Sporkin • Stanton • Stapleton • Strand • Strom • Tacha • Tevrizian • Thompson • Todd • Tsoucalas • Walker • Walter • Weber • Williams • Wilson • Wingate • Wolf • Wollman • Young • Zloch | ||
| 1986 |
Anderson • Boggs • Bryan • Cedarbaum • Cholakis • Conway • Davies • Dearie • Dubina • Duggan • Edmondson • Fawsett • Fitzwater • Gex • Graham • Hackett • Hansen • Henderson • Hittner • Howard • Jensen • Kay • Kleinfeld • Kosik • Lagueux • Lechner • Magill • Mahoney • Manion • McAvoy • McQuade • Norris • O'Scannlain • Rehnquist • Ryskamp • Scalia • Selya • Simpson • Smalkin • Spencer • Stiehl • Wilkins • Williams • Woodlock • Zatkoff | ||
| 1987 |
Alesia • Beam • Bell • Conboy • Cowen • Cummings • Daronco • Doty • Dwyer • Ebel • Ellis • Gadola • Gawthrop • Greenberg • Harrington • Howard • Hoyt • Hutchinson • Kanne • Kelly • Larimer • Leavy • Lew • Marsh • Mayer • McKinney • Michel • Mukasey • Musgrave • Niemeyer • Parker • Phillips • Politan • Pro • Raggi • Reasoner • Reed • Scirica • Sentelle • Smith • Smith • Stadtmueller • Standish • Tinder • Torres • Trott • Turner • Van Antwerpen • Voorhees • Webb • Whipple • Wolin • Wolle • Wood • Zagel | ||
| 1988 |
Arcara • Babcock • Brorby • Butler • Cambridge • Camp • Conlon • Cox • Dubois • Duhe • Ezra • Forester • Friedman • Garza • Hutton • Jordan • Kennedy • Lake • Lamberth • Lifland • Lozano • Marovich • Nygaard • Patterson • Schell • Smith • Smith • Tilley • Waldman • Zilly | ||
