Former Supreme Court Judge David Starr died at the age of 85.
former supreme court Judge David Starr died Thursday at the age of 85 at his New Hampshire home, the court announced Friday.
“Judge Star was appointed to court by President George Howe Bush in 1990 and retired in 2009 after serving for more than 19 years,” he said in a statement.
“Judge David Starr served our courts with a distinction for nearly 20 years, and he brought uncommon wisdom and kindness to the life of public service after his retirement to his beloved. New Hampshire In 2009, he sat regularly in the First Circuit Court of Appeals for over a decade, continuing his important services to our branch. He’s going to be overlooked a lot,” Chief John Roberts said.
Star was described by the Associated Press as “a surely free vote on abortion, church-state relations, freedom of expression and federal court accessibility.”
Former Assistant U.S. Supreme Court Judge David Starr will attend a press conference in the Supreme Court on May 28, 2003 to encourage better payments for federal judges in Washington, DC (David Hume Kennerley/Getty Images)
After resigning in 2009, the president Barack Obama I chose Sonia Sotomayor and got to my seat.
The Supreme Court said the star was born on September 17, 1939 in Melrose, Massachusetts.
He graduated from Harvard University and earned degrees from Oxford University and Harvard Law School.
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Judge David Starr was raised by William Lanequist’s Supreme Court Justice to be raised by his right hand. Erin Russ, a daughter of a family friend, holds the Bible while President George H.W. Bush watches at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on October 8, 1990. (Mark Linestein/Corvis via Getty Images)
Suter then rose to rank in 1976 to become New Hampshire Attorney General.
“In 1978 he was appointed as a quasi-judge for the New Hampshire Superior Court and in 1983 he was appointed as a deputy judge for the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He became a judge for the First Circuit Court of Appeals on May 25, 1990.”
After attending the funeral of Associate Judge Antonin Scalia Antonin Scalia held in Washington, DC on February 20, 2016, Supreme Court Deputy Judge Sonia Sotomayor, left, former Associate Judge David Starr, leaves the perfect concept national shrine after attending the funeral of Antonin Scalia (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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“In addition to hearings in the First Circuit, Judge Starr participated in efforts to reform civic education curriculum in New Hampshire during his retirement,” he said.
Fox News’ Bill Mears and Shannon Bream contributed to this report.