Our Coblogger Stewart Baker Has Died
Stewart Baker, a longtime coblogger and friend of Eugene Volokh, passed away suddenly at the age of 78. He had a distinguished career as a lawyer, serving in high-level government roles including General Counsel of the NSA and Assistant Secretary for Policy at DHS. Known for his conservative viewpoints and thoughtful commentary, he was deeply respected by colleagues and friends.
- ▪Stewart Baker died suddenly at the age of 78.
- ▪He served as General Counsel of the National Security Agency from 1992 to 1994 and as Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security from 2005 to 2009.
- ▪Baker graduated from UCLA School of Law in 1976 and clerked for Judge Frank Coffin and Justice John Paul Stevens.
- ▪He was a lawyer at Steptoe & Johnson and a respected conservative voice on the blog.
- ▪Eugene Volokh, who considered Baker a close friend, last met with him two months before his death.
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Our Coblogger Stewart Baker Has Died Eugene Volokh | 5.3.2026 4:27 PM It grieves me to report that our coblogger, and my friend, Stewart Baker died suddenly a few days ago at age 78. Stewart always wrote and spoke modestly, but he (alongside former District Judge Paul Cassell and former U.S. Commission on Civil Rights member Gail Heriot) was the most accomplished of any of us: In addition to a long and successful career as a lawyer at Steptoe & Johnson, he also served as General Counsel of the National Security Agency (1992-94) and as Assistant Secretary for Policy in DHS (2005-09). At the start of his career, after graduating from UCLA School of Law in 1976, he clerked for First Circuit Judge Frank Coffin and then for Justice John Paul Stevens.
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