Laurence Silberman | |
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 Official portrait, c. 1969–1970 | |
| Chair of the Iraq Intelligence Commission | |
| In office February 6, 2004 – March 31, 2005 Serving with Chuck Robb | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review | |
| In office June 18, 1996 – May 18, 2003 | |
| Nominated by | William Rehnquist |
| Preceded by | Robert W. Warren |
| Succeeded by | Ralph K. Winter Jr. |
| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
| In office November 1, 2000 – October 2, 2022 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
| In office October 28, 1985 – November 1, 2000 | |
| Nominated by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 |
| Succeeded by | Brett Kavanaugh |
| United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia | |
| In office May 8, 1975 – December 26, 1976 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Toon |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Eagleburger |
| 14th United States Deputy Attorney General | |
| In office January 20, 1974 – April 6, 1975 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | William Ruckelshaus |
| Succeeded by | Harold R. Tyler Jr. |
| United States Under Secretary of Labor | |
| In office 1970–1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | James Day Hodgson |
| Succeeded by | Richard F. Schubert |
| United States Solicitor of Labor | |
| In office 1969–1970 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Charles Donahue |
| Succeeded by | Peter Nash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laurence Hirsch Silberman October 12, 1935 York, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 2022 (aged 86) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 3, including Robert |
| Education | |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom (2008) |
Laurence Hirsch Silberman (October 12, 1935 – October 2, 2022) was an American jurist and diplomat who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1985 until his death. He was appointed in October 1985 by President Ronald Reagan and took senior status on November 1, 2000. On June 11, 2008, President George W. Bush awarded Silberman the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[1]
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