Antonin Scalia

Antonin Scalia
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
Personal details
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" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2013)​
Children	9 (including Eugene)
Alma mater	Georgetown University Harvard University
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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.

1. ↑ Barnes, Robert. "Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
2. ↑ Molotski, Irwin (June 18, 1986), "The Supreme Court: Man in the News; Judge with tenacity and charm: Antonin Scalia", The New York Times, retrieved January 12, 2010