Arnold Burns served as the United States Deputy Attorney General from 1986 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan and US Attorney General Edwin Meese.
11 Facts About Arnold Burns
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Arnold Burns was born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 14,1930.
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Arnold Burns's mother, Rose Burns, was a homemaker, while his father, Herman Burns, owned a jewelry store.
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Arnold Burns received his bachelor's degree in political science from Union College in 1950 and a JD degree from Cornell Law School in 1953.
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Arnold Burns later served as the Chairman of Union College's Board of Trustees from 1982 to 1986.
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Arnold Burns worked for a private law firm after law school.
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Arnold Burns was appointed as United States Associate Attorney General in late 1985 after Attorney General Meese's first choice for the position was rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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In July 1986, Arnold Burns was appointed United States Deputy Attorney General, the second highest ranking position in the Justice Department, a position he held until his resignation in protest of Meese's conduct in 1988.
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Arnold Burns published a memoir, Preparing to Be Lucky, as well as two joke books.
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Arnold Burns died from cardiac arrest and complications of Parkinson's disease in Manhattan, New York City, on October 1,2013, at the age of 83.
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Arnold Burns was survived by his wife of 62 years, Felice Bernstein, and two children, Douglas Burns and Linda Burns.