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Antonin Scalia
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Antonin Scalia
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In office
September 26, &#;– February 13,Nominated by Ronald Reagan Preceded by William Rehnquist Succeeded by Neil Gorsuch In office
August 17, &#;– September 26,Nominated by Ronald Reagan Preceded by Roger Robb Succeeded by David Sentelle In office
August 22, &#;– January 20,President Gerald Ford Preceded by Roger C. Cramton Succeeded by John Harmon In office
September &#;– AugustPresident Richard Nixon Preceded by Roger C. Cramton Succeeded by Robert Anthony Born Antonin Gregory Scalia
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Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.Died February 13, () (aged&#;79)
Presidio County, Texas, U.S.Resting place Fairfax Memorial Park Spouse Maureen McCarthy
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Who Was Antonin Scalia?
Antonin Scalia was a lawyer and an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was a practicing lawyer in the s, and then worked in public service in the s with roles in President Richard Nixon’s general counsel and as the Assistant Attorney General. In the s he became a part of President Ronald Reagan’s Court of Appeals. In , President Reagan nominated him as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, serving in that capacity until his death on February 13,
Background, Education and Family Life
Born on March 11, , in Trenton, New Jersey, Antonin Gregory Scalia was the only child of Salvadore Eugene and Catherine Panaro Scalia. His father emigrated from Sicily as a teenager and came through Ellis Island. Salvadore got a college education and became a professor of romance languages at Brooklyn College. Scalia's mother was a first-generation Italian American who worked as an elementary school teacher until Scalia was born. Early in life, he acquired the nickname "Nino," partly in remembrance of his grandfather, for whom he was named.
As a young boy, Scalia enjoyed being an only child in his immediate family as well as his extended family, a rare occurrence in Italian Catholic clans at the time. Scalia admitted