Charles Fried
Charles Fried | |
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Fried in 2009 | |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office September 1995 – June 1999 | |
| Appointed by | William Weld |
| Preceded by | Joseph R. Nolan |
| Succeeded by | Judith Cowin |
| 38th Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office June 1, 1985 – January 20, 1989 Acting: June 1, 1985 – October 23, 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Rex E. Lee |
| Succeeded by | Ken Starr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karl Fried April 15, 1935 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | January 23, 2024 (aged 88) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Anne Summerscale |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Princeton University (AB) University of Oxford (BA, MPhil) Columbia University (LLB) |
Charles Anthony Fried (born Karel Fried; April 15, 1935 – January 23, 2024) was an American jurist and lawyer. He served as Solicitor General of the United States under President Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 1989. He was a professor at Harvard Law School and a visiting professor at Columbia Law School. He also served on the board of the nonpartisan group, the Campaign Legal Center.
Fried was the author of more than ten books and over 30 journal articles, and his work appeared in over a dozen collections.