Antonin Scalia

Biography of Antonin Scalia

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Scalia
• First Name: Antonin
• Date of Birth: March , 11 , 1936
• Place of Birth (POB): Trenton , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
• Date of Death: February , 13 , 2016
• Place of Death (POD): Shafter , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Antonin Scalia Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Ronald Reagan ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 07/15/1982
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Robb , Roger
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 07/15/1982
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 08/04/1982
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 08/05/1982
• Commission Date: 08/17/1982
• Date of Termination: 09/26/1986
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Antonin Scalia

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
• Promoted by President: Ronald Reagan ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/24/1986
• Seat vacated by: Rehnquist , William H.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/24/1986
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 08/14/1986
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/17/1986
• Commission Date: 09/25/1986
• Date of Termination: 02/13/2016
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Antonin Scalia in the Law School

• Name of School: Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1957

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1960

Antonin Scalia Career Path

Employment:

• Sheldon fellow, Harvard University, 1960-1961
• Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1960-1967
• Faculty, University of Virginia Law School, 1967-1974; associate professor, 1967-1970; professor of law, 1970-1974
• General counsel, Office of Telecommunications Policy, Executive Office of the President, 1971-1972
• Chairman, U.S. Administrative Conference, 1972-1974
• Assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1974-1977
• Visiting professor, Georgetown University, 1977
• Editor, Regulation, American Enterprise Institute, 1977-1982
• Professor of law, University of Chicago, 1977-1982
• Visiting professor, Stanford University, 1980-1981

• Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Sixth Circuit, September 26, 1986-October 8, 1990
• District of Columbia Circuit, December 5, 1986
• Eleventh Circuit, July 31, 1987-September 10, 1987
• Fifth Circuit, October 9, 1990-February 13, 2016

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