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Supreme Court Justice Background, Nomination, and Confirmation:

Justice Antonin Scalia

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Background, Nomination, and Confirmation of Justice Scalia

1. Introduction and Background:

The selected Supreme Court Justice is Antonin Gregory Scalia. He was a practicing lawyer in

the 60s, and later on became a civil servant in the 1970s, later getting a promotion as an assistant

attorney general. President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the Supreme Court Justice, and he

served till his unfortunate death eliminated him from office. Justice Scalia had Italian roots. His

father was from an Island in Italy, Sicily. Salvador Eugene (Justice Scalia’s father) came to the

US and was able to study romantic languages. He became a college professor in the University

of Brooklyn. His mother, Catherine Panaro Scalia was a half America-Italian of the first

generation. She was an elementary school educator and only quit her job after giving birth to

Antonin. Scalia was an only child in the family, which was a challenge to him growing up,

because there was too much expectation for him. It was an advantage nevertheless because his

parents gave him sufficient attention and his father was a figure to him through his life. This

made him a principled boy growing up because the father was a conservative Roman Catholic by

religion

Justice Scalia’s Achievements at Harvard Law School

Even with such a successful life, Justice Scalia was known by his school and classmates

as a preservative bookworm. This is because he did little curriculum that can be remembered in

his school life, including his Harvard Law School Life. This can be attributed to his

conservatism, mainly gained from his father’s Catholic conservatism and enhanced in his

military and catholic managed secondary school in the New York City. However, academically,

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Supreme Court Justice Background, Nomination, and Confirmation: Justice Antonin Scalia Student’s Name Course code: Course Tittle Professor’s Name Date Surname 2 Background, Nomination, and Confirmation of Justice Scalia 1. Introduction and Background: The selected Supreme Court Justice is Antonin Gregory Scalia. He was a practicing lawyer in the 60s, and later on became a civil servant in the 1970s, later getting a promotion as an assistant attorney general. President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the Supreme Court Justice, and he served till his unfortunate death eliminated him from office. Justice Scalia had Italian roots. His father was from an Island in Italy, Sicily. Salvador Eugene (Justice Scalia’s father) came to the US and was able to study romantic languages. He became a college professor in the University of Brooklyn. His mother, Catherine Panaro Scalia was a half America-Italian of the first generation. She was an elementary school educator and only quit her job after giving birth to Antonin. Scalia was an only child in the family, which was a challenge to him growing up, because there was too much expectation for him. It was an advantage nevertheless because his parents gave him sufficient attention and his father was a figure to him through his life. This made him a principled boy growing up because the father was a conservative Roman Catholic by religion1. Justice Scalia’s Achievements at Harvard Law School Even with such a successful life, Justic ...
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