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Kenneth Starr (born July 21, 1946) is an American lawyer and former judge who was appointed to the Office of the Independent Counsel to investigate the Whitewater land transactions by President Clinton and later the Monica Lewinsky scandal.Prior to his appointment as Independent Counsel, Starr had been a federal judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and United States Solicitor General, under President George H.W. Bush. According to many, he was a very likely nomination for the United States Supreme Court. As a judge, Starr was respected by both political parties and was considered to be a moderate conservative with a broad view of freedom of the press.
In 1994 Starr was appointed by a three-judge panel to continue the Whitewater investigation, replacing Robert Fiske , who had been specially appointed by the Attorney General prior to the re-enactment of the Independent Counsel law. His powers were very broad, and he was given the right to subpoenaA subpoena (pronounced 'suh-pee-nuh') is a writ commanding a person to appear under penalty (from Latin). It is used to compel the testimony of witnesses in a trial. Usually it can be issued by a judge or by the lawyer representing the plaintiff or the de nearly anyone he felt may have information relevant to the scandal.
Though his judicial reputation earned him initial popularity in the investigation, Starr's service soon turned controversial, especially after his powers were further expanded to investigate the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal. Republicans saw him as incompetent and too trusting of the president. Democrats saw him as a repressed political zealot on a mission to remove Clinton. This controversy threatened to turn the prosecutor into the prosecuted when Starr's office acknowledged that it had leaked grand jury testimony in violation of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e).
After resigning his office following five years of service, Starr returned to the appellate lawyer business where the fact that he never lost a case as independent counsel has earned him high regard as an attorney. Starr is now a partner at Kirkland and Ellis , specializing in complex litigation. He is one of the lead attorneys in a class-action lawsuit filed by a coalition of liberal and conservative groups (including the ACLU and the NRAThe National Rifle Association or NRA is a United States organization for gun owners's advocacy. It sponsors firearm safety training courses, as well as shooting skills and sports. The organization is sometimes considered to be the most powerful single or) against the regulations created by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform ActThe Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) is U. Congressional legislation which regulates the financing of political campaigns. It is also known as the McCain-Feingold Bill after its chief sponsors, Senators John McCain ( Republican of Arizona) an of 2002, known informally as McCainAlternative meanings: John S. McCain, Sr. McCain, Jr. John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is an American politician. Considered a maverick Republican, McCain has been a U. Senator from Arizona since 1987, winning re-election in 1992, 1998, and 2- FeingoldRussell Dana Feingold (born March 2, 1953) is a member of the Democratic Party who has served in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin since 1992. He was born in Janesville, Wisconsin and graduated from Joseph A. Craig High School. He later Act. In the case, Starr has argued that the law is an unconstitutional abridgement of free speech. On April 6April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). There are 269 days remaining. Events 648 BC Earliest solar eclipse recorded by the Ancient Greeks. 402 Stilicho stymies the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollent, 2004, he was
appointed dean of Pepperdine University's School of Law.
Starr, Kenneth
