He also is a former federal judicial nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Sachs earned an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Williams College in 1947 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1950.

[1] Sachs then entered private legal practice in Kansas City, where he worked as a lawyer from 1951 until 1979.

President Ronald Reagan initially brought forth the name of Hallmark Cards associate general counsel Judith Whittaker as a nominee to replace Gibson.

[4][5] Reagan ultimately wound up nominating United States District Judge John R. Gibson to the seat in February 1982.