Charles Fried | |
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 Fried in 2009 | |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office September 1995 – June 1999 | |
| Appointed by | William Weld |
| Preceded by | Joseph R. Nolan |
| Succeeded by | Judith Cowin |
| 38th Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office June 1, 1985 – January 20, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Rex E. Lee |
| Succeeded by | Ken Starr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karl Fried April 15, 1935 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | January 23, 2024 (aged 88) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Anne Summerscale |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Princeton University (AB) University of Oxford (BA, MPhil) Columbia University (LLB) |
Charles Anthony Fried (born Karel Fried;[1] April 15, 1935 – January 23, 2024) was an American jurist and lawyer. He served as Solicitor General of the United States under President Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 1989. He was a professor at Harvard Law School and a visiting professor at Columbia Law School. He also served on the board[2] of the nonpartisan group, the Campaign Legal Center.
Fried was the author of more than ten books and over 30 journal articles, and his work appeared in over a dozen collections.
- ^ Taylor, Stuart Jr. (October 24, 1985). "Charles Fried; Court Voice of Reaganism". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "Board Members". Campaign Legal Center. Retrieved February 14, 2018.