Ken Starr

Kenneth Winston "Ken" Starr (July 21, 1946 – September 13, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a federal U.S. Court of Appeals Judge and a Solicitor General. He was Independent Counsel (which was a special office that investigated government officials) while Bill Clinton was the President of the United States for the Whitewater controversy. He was the United States Solicitor General during the George H. W. Bush administration from 1989 to 1993.

Ken Starr
Starr in 2021
Independent Counsel for the Whitewater Controversy
In office August 5, 1994 – September 11, 1998
Preceded by	Robert B. Fiske (Special Counsel)
Succeeded by	Robert Ray
39th Solicitor General of the United States
In office May 26, 1989 – January 20, 1993
President	George H. W. Bush
Deputy	John Roberts
Preceded by	Charles Fried
Succeeded by	Drew S. Days III
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
In office September 20, 1983 – May 26, 1989
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	George MacKinnon
Succeeded by	Karen L. Henderson
Academic posts 2004–⁠2016 Chancellor of Baylor University In office November 11, 2013 – June 1, 2016 Preceded by Robert B. Sloan (2006) Succeeded by Position abolished President of Baylor University In office June 1, 2010 – May 31, 2016 Preceded by John M. Lilley Succeeded by Linda Livingstone Dean of the Pepperdine University School of Law In office August 1, 2004 – June 1, 2010[1] Preceded by Charles Nelson[2] Succeeded by Tom Bost[3]
Personal details
Born	Kenneth Winston Starr (1946-07-21)July 21, 1946 Vernon, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 13, 2022(2022-09-13) (aged 76) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Other political affiliations	Democratic (before 1975)
Spouse(s)	Alice Mendell ​ (m. 1970)​
Children	3
Education	George Washington University (BA) Brown University (MA) Duke University (JD)

Starr filed the Starr Report, which accused President Clinton of lying in court about having an affair with an intern at the White House.

Starr died at a hospital in Houston, Texas on September 13, 2022 from problems caused by surgery, aged 76.^[4]