Antonin Scalia
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2016 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonin Gregory Scalia (March 11, 1936 – February 13, 2016[1]) was a Conservative jurist on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was an Associate Justice. Scalia was put on the Court in 1986 by Ronald Reagan and was the longest-serving justice on the Court. Before becoming a justice, he was on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and was a law professor. He was a Roman Catholic[2] born to Italian American parents. He was the first Italian-American on the Court.
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Antonin Scalia | |
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
In office September 26, 1986 – February 13, 2016 | |
Nominated by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | William Rehnquist |
Succeeded by | Neil Gorsuch |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
In office August 17, 1982 – September 26, 1986 | |
Nominated by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Roger Robb |
Succeeded by | David Sentelle |
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel | |
In office August 22, 1974 – January 20, 1977 | |
President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Roger C. Cramton |
Succeeded by | John Harmon |
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Born | Antonin Gregory Scalia (1936-03-11)March 11, 1936 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S |
Died | February 13, 2016 (aged 79) Shafter, Texas, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Maureen McCarthy (m. 1960; his death 2016) |
Children | 9 (including Eugene) |
Alma mater | Georgetown University Harvard University |
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