Laurence Silberman

Laurence Hirsch Silberman (October 12, 1935 – October 2, 2022) was a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was appointed in October 1985 by Ronald Reagan and took senior status on November 1, 2000. 
On June 11, 2008, Silberman was named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor granted by the government of the United States.
Silberman died on October 2, 2022, ten days before his 87th birthday in Washington, D.C. from an infection.