Justice Antonin Scalia

Judge Antonin Scalia is a New Jersey native, born in Trenton on March 11, 1936. He grew up in Manhattan, NY where his affinity for learning evolved from great teachers who gave him an incentive to put a great deal of importance on education. In middle school he studied many languages- Latin, Greek and French, which didn’t necessarily make for an introduction to the world of law. He continued his study of languages in college at Georgetown University and even declared a major in history. The idea to pursue law, however, came from his uncle back in Trenton. He saw how much his uncle enjoyed his work as well as spent a great deal of time at his law offices. The gears began to turn, and as expected from a Unites States Supreme Court justice, but unexpectedly for him, Justice Scalia applied to and attended one of the country’s finest law programs at Harvard University.

Antonin married Maureen McCarthy in September of 1969, with whom he has 9 children. Upon graduation from Harvard, he and Maureen took to Europe to study abroad. A year later, upon their return to the states, Scalia took the Ohio state bar exam and was accepted there as well as Virginia. Once in Virginia, Justice Scalia practiced commercial law for a short period and then taught at the University of Virginia as a law professor. So not only was he a well-rounded student, but he became an educator himself, taking a cue from those who sparked his interest in the world of education and inspired him most, his teachers.

Shortly before beginning Scalia made the move to Washington D.C. and worked in a number of federal jobs in governmental institutions. He worked in what he called the “fun” branch of government, the executive as a general counsel for the Office of telecommun...

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... we cannot account for life expectancy, but my guess, with no other factors other than pure opportunity, Justice Ginsburg should be the next to retire.

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Duke Law. “A life in the law: Justice Antonin Scalia.” 2009. https://law.duke.edu/news/2954/ (January 27, 2014).

Kennedy, Randall. 2011. “The Case for Retirement.” New Republic, 28 April 2011.

Stolberg, Sheryl G. 2012. “Future of an Aging Court Raises Stakes of Presidential Vote.” The New York Times, 27 June 2012.