Antonin Scalia

Judge Antonin Scalia

Personal

Birthday:

1936

Birthplace:

Trenton, NJ

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1957

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1960

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Court Name:

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

8/17/1982

Termination Date:

9/26/1986

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name - Second:

Supreme Court of the United States

Commission Date - Second:

9/25/1986

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

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-present