Robert Bork, former U.S. Circuit Judge and Solicitor General, passed away on December 19th, 2012 at the age of 85. He was a Yale Law School Professor from 1962-1980 and held the post of Solicitor General of the United States from 1973-1977. In 1982, Bork was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Reagan, but failed to gain the necessary votes. Following his Supreme Court nomination, Bork took up a professorship at the American Enterprise Institute before being appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by President Reagan in 1982. From 1988-1990, he served as a special prosecutor during the Iran-Contra investigations. Most notably, Bork was an influential advocate of strict constructionism, a judicial philosophy rooted in the Constitution’s text and original meaning. His contributions to the doctrine of originalism, which called for adherence to the "original understanding" of the Constitution, have had a lasting impact on constitutional perpetrations. In addition to his legal contributions, Bork authored several literary works, including one of his most well-known works, The Tempting of America, in 1990. Bork’s judicial approach, as MEM 2011 writes, has “renewed interest in the text and history of the Constitution and individual liberties protected by the Constitution.” Robert Bork leaves behind a long legacy of shaping the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and will be remembered as a prominent judge and scholar throughout the legal field.