American Lawyer Archives ⋆ (THE TRUE STORY)

Ken Starr Biography

Ken Starr Career: Law clerk to Chief Justice Warren E. Burger (1975-77); associate partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (1977-81); counselor to the attorney general (1981-83); judge, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (1983-89); solicitor general of the United States (1989-93); Partner, Kirkland & Ellis (1993-present). Attorney Kenneth Starr was placed in charge of the investigation into the affair scandal between Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. Here’s Ken Starr Biography and Profile. Read more

Alan Dershowitz Biography

Alan Dershowitz, professor emeritus at Harvard Law School and frequent cable news commentator, was born on 1 September 1938. Alan Dershowitz autobiography, Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law, was published in October 2013 by Crown, a division of Random House. Who’s Alan Morton Dershowitz? Here’s Alan Dershowitz Biography and Profile. Read more

Joe Kennedy III Biography

Born on October 4, 1980, in Boston, Massachusetts, Joseph Patrick Kennedy III great uncle was President John F. Kennedy and his grandfather was Robert Kennedy, who was a senator and was assassinated during his presidential campaign. Joseph Kennedy III Biography and Profile. Read more

Kevin McAleenan Biography

Born September 5, 1971, and raised in Hawaii, Kevin McAleenan is the child of Michael McAleenan. Kevin earned a B.A. in Political Science at Amherst College in 1994 and Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College. He received a 2015 Presidential Rank Award, the nation’s highest civil service award. He also received the Service to America Medal, Call to Service Award, in 2005 for spearheading efforts to develop and implement a comprehensive antiterrorism strategy in the border security context after September 11, 2001. Read Kevin Kealoha McAleenan Biography and Profile. Read more

Sonia Sotomayor Biography

Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, was born in Bronx, New York, on June 25, 1954. Sotomayor would hear more than 3,000 cases and write around 380 majority opinions. Her carefully-worded technical writing did not grab media attention and helped her keep a low profile. Here’s Sonia Sotomayor Biography and Profile. Read more

Catherine Cortez Masto Biography

Catherine Marie Cortez Masto, born 29 March 1964 and raised in Las Vegas. She has spent her career fighting for Nevada’s working families. She became the first woman from Nevada and the first Latina ever elected to the United States Senate. To help middle-class families recover from the housing crisis, Cortez Masto created the Mortgage Fraud Strike Force to investigate and prosecute lending scams. Read Catherine Marie Cortez Masto Biography and Profile. Read more

William Barr Biography

William Barr was born on 23 May 1950. William P. Barr was attorney general from 1991 to 1993 under President George H.W. Bush. William Barr Biography and Profile. Read more