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Fried, Carter professor of general jurisprudence at Harvard Law School, served as solicitor general in the Reagan administration from 1985 to 1989. A Cambridge resident, he was an active and vocal opponent of rent control.
Gov. William F. Weld '66 is reportedly hoping to nominate Fried to the SJC, following the departure of Justice Joseph R. Nolan, who must leave the court this year upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.
Fried said yesterday that speculation about his nomination is premature. "The nominating council has not even provided the five names," he said yesterday. "The whole thing is really pretty hypothetical."
Fried said he had agreed to submit his name as a possible nominee, but said Weld has Fried his intentions.
Rent control supporters hope their protests will pressure Weld to nominate another candidate, saying Fried would be an unacceptable choice.