Judge '''Robert H. Bork''' (1927-2012) served as Solicitor General, acting [[Attorney General]], and circuit judge for [[United States Court of Appeals]]. He was nominated to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] by President [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1987, but was "borked" (defeated by the [[Democrat]]-controlled [[U.S. Senate]] because Bork he was not [[liberal]] enough for them).<ref>See [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words]].</ref> Bork went on to become a leading [[conservative]] commentator against [[judicial activism]], in addition to his and was renowned reputation as an expert in antitrust law.
== Cox firing ==