About Arnold Burns
Arnold Irwin Burns (April 14, 1930 – October 1, 2013) was an American lawyer. He served as the United States Deputy Attorney General from 1986 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan and U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese. In March 1988, Burns, together with the head of the U.S. Justice Department's criminal division William Weld and four aides, resigned from office in protest of what they viewed as improper conduct by Attorney General Meese, including personal financial indiscretions. In July 1988, Burns and Weld jointly testified before the U.S. Congress in support of a potential prosecution of Meese following an investigation by a special prosecutor, who had declined to file charges. Meese resigned from office later in July 1988, shortly after Burns and Weld appeared before Congress. == Life and career == Burns was born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 14, 1930. His mother, Rose Burns, was a homemaker, while his father, Herman Burns, owned a jewelry store. He received his bachelor's degree in political science from Union College in 1950 and a J.D. degree from Cornell Law School in 1953. He later served as the Chairman of Union College's Board of Trustees from 1982 to 1986. Burns worked for a private law firm after law school.
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