Laurence Silberman

Laurence Silberman
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	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
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 (1935-10-12)October 12, 1935 York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	October 2, 2022(2022-10-02) (aged 86) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Ricky Gaull ​ (died 2007)​ Patricia Winn ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	3, including Robert
Education	Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (LLB)
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]