Ralph Francis Scalera

Judge Ralph Francis Scalera

Personal

Birthday:

6/28/1930

Birthplace:

Midland, PA

Date of Death:

1/27/2011

Place of Death:

Brighton Township, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army, 1955-1957
Private practice, Beaver, Pennsylvania, 1957-1959, 1961-1964, 1970-1971
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1959-1961
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County [Pennsylvania], 1964-1970; presiding judge, 1966-1970
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1976-

Education

Name of School:

Harvard University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1952

Name of School - Second:

University of Pennsylvania Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1955

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Western District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

11/30/1971

Termination Date:

5/1/1976

Termination Reason:

Resignation