Robert Heron Bork - judge, lawyer, legal scholar, educator.(includes biographical information)(Interview) From: Insight on the News | Date: July 28, 1997| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1997 News World Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Robert Bork believes that the Supreme Court has moved to the left on cultural issues and criticizes intellectuals for having no understanding of the real world. He accuses 1960s radicals of being anti-American even though they had been treated well by American society.

Perhaps no distinguished jurist in American history has endured more vicious political attack than Bark suffered at the hands of liberals determined to block his nomination to the Supreme Court.

Personal Bio

Bork, a Marine in two wars, was seen by liberals as too tough for the high court.

Born: March 1, 1927, ...

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