
Judge Robert H. Bork, nominated by President Reagan to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is sworn before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill for his confirmation hearing on Sept. 15, 1987. (AP Photo/John Duricka)

Judge Robert H. Bork, nominated by President Reagan to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is sworn before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill for his confirmation hearing on Sept. 15, 1987. (AP Photo/John Duricka)

** FILE ** In this Sept. 16, 1987, file photo, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill. Robert Bork, whose failed Supreme Court nomination made history, has died. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi)

** FILE ** In this Sept. 16, 1987, file photo, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill. Robert Bork, whose failed Supreme Court nomination made history, has died. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi)