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Antonin Scalia
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Antonin Scalia served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Sep 17, 1986 by a 98–0 Senate vote.
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Confirmed
- Sep 17, 1986
- Senate vote
- 98–0
- Born
- 1936
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitRonald Reagan · Aug 5, 1982 – Sep 26, 1986
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesRonald Reagan · Sep 17, 1986 – Feb 13, 2016
Education
- Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)B.A., 1957
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1960
Career
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
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