Starr, Kenneth Winston Born 1946 in Vernon, TX Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 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. Education: 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 for the Fifth Circuit, 1973-1974 Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1974-1975 Law clerk, Hon. Warren E. Burger, Supreme Court of the United States, 1975-1977 Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1977-1980, 1993- Counselor to the attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1981-1983 Solicitor general of the United States, 1989-1993 Independent counsel, Whitewater investigation, 1994-1999