In 1982, President Ronald Reagan appointed Scalia as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Four years later, Reagan appointed him to the Supreme Court, where …

Jan 9, 2026 · Antonin Scalia, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2016, well known for his strong legal conservatism. He was the first Supreme Court justice of Italian …

Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.

Feb 13, 2016 · Scalia was sworn in on August 17, 1982. During his four years on the bench, Scalia earned favor for his mastery of legal writing and natural wit. His conservative aura was well-received …

Mar 26, 2025 · Justice Antonin Scalia, a great dissenter, once remarked, “My most important function on the Supreme Court is to tell the majority to take a walk.”

Mar 1, 2016 · Justice Scalia championed originalism and textualism for statutory interpretation. He believed the words of the Constitution should be interpreted as they had been understood when …

Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice, was born in Trenton, New Jersey, March 11, 1936. He married Maureen McCarthy and has nine children- Ann Forrest, Eugene, John Francis, Catherine Elisabeth, …

Paul Scalia became a Catholic priest, Matthew Scalia had a military career, and Christopher Scalia became a writer. All four Scalia daughters—Catherine, Ann, Margaret, and Mary—have families.

Justice Scalia came to the Court after a distinguished career in law, teaching, government, and as a federal appellate judge. He is the first Italian American to be appointed to the Court and was second …

Nov 17, 2009 · Antonin Scalia Antonin Gregory Scalia was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2016.