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Richard Posner, influential and iconoclastic federal judge, dies at 87

Washington Post Politics Thursday 12 November 2026, 01:31 UTC By Paul W. Valentine 1 min read
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Richard A. Posner, an iconoclastic federal appellate judge and prolific author who was widely known for his provocative intellect and was ranked by many in the legal world as second in influence only to members of the U.S. Supreme Court, died Wednesday.

Richard A. Posner, an iconoclastic federal appellate judge and prolific author who was widely known for his provocative intellect and was ranked by many in the legal world as second in influence only to members of the U.S. Supreme Court, died Wednesday. He was 87. By Paul W. Valentine
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