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John Sununu, then a top advisor to President George H.W. Bush was a backer of Souter, but socially liberal influence by a Federalist Society official may have played a larger role in blocking Starr and Jones.
'''Kenneth ("Ken") Starr''' (1946-2022) was the President of [[Baylor University]], the former Dean of [[Pepperdine University|Pepperdine Law School]], a leading appellate attorney, a former judge on the [[D.C. Circuit]] and a former [[Solicitor General]] of the United States under President [[George H.W. Bush]]. Starr was also widely thought to be a leading candidate for the Supreme Court vacancy ultimately filled by [[David Souter]].
'''Kenneth ("Ken") Starr''' (1946-2022) was the President of [[Baylor University]], the former Dean of [[Pepperdine University|Pepperdine Law School]], a leading appellate attorney, a former judge on the [[D.C. Circuit]] and a former [[Solicitor General]] of the United States under President [[George H.W. Bush]]. Starr was also widely thought to be a leading candidate for the Supreme Court vacancy ultimately filled by [[David Souter]].
The full story of how and why Ken Starr was blocked by [[White House]] advisors remains untold. Many were stunned when the nomination did not go to Ken Starr or the acclaimed [[Fifth Circuit]] judge [[Edith Jones]], but rather to the obscure, underachieving [[David Souter]]. [[John Sununu]], then a top advisor to President [[George H.W. Bush]] was a backer of Souter, but socially [[liberal]] influence by a [[Federalist Society]] official may have played a larger role in blocking Starr and Jones.
In 1994, Starr was appointed Independent Counsel to investigate the death of [[Vince Foster]] and the [[Whitewater]] scandal; his 1997 report led subsequently to the attempted impeachment of President [[Bill Clinton]] on charges relating to his indecent affair with [[Monica Lewinsky]]. Because he was investigating a [[Democratic]] President, Starr was subjected to slanderous personal attacks by [[liberals]].
In 1994, Starr was appointed Independent Counsel to investigate the death of [[Vince Foster]] and the [[Whitewater]] scandal; his 1997 report led subsequently to the attempted impeachment of President [[Bill Clinton]] on charges relating to his indecent affair with [[Monica Lewinsky]]. Because he was investigating a [[Democratic]] President, Starr was subjected to slanderous personal attacks by [[liberals]].