Starr, Kenneth Winston Born 1946 in Vernon, TX Federal Judicial Service: 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. 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, 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, DC, 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, DC, 1993-present Independent counsel, Whitewater investigation, 1994-1999 Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Male