Antonin Scalia

- Full name: Antonin Gregory Scalia
- Born: March 11, 1936
- First Italian-American Supreme Court justice
- Originalist interpretation of the Constitution
- Had Lawrence Lessig as a law clerk
- Spouse: Maureen McCarthy Scalia
- Religion: Roman Catholic

Antonin Scalia is the second most senior Associate Justice in the Supreme Court. He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.
Supreme Court

Scalia was appointed to the Supreme Court to replace William Rehnquist as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Rehnquist was nominated by Reagan to serve as Chief Justice of the United States. Scalia was approved by the Senate with a vote of 98-0. He became the first Italian-American Justice in the Supreme Court on September 26, 1986.
Originalism

Scalia has what is called an originalist approach to interpreting the Constitution. This is the theory that the Constitution should be interpreted in its original context. Scalia relies on tradition and history when discerning the meaning of unclear context in the constitution. Scalia believes the constitution should be interpreted according the original intentions of the men who wrote it 200 years ago. He criticizes the idea of a "living constitution" or the changing of the constitution to keep up with modern society.

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Antonin Scalia Timeline
- March 11, 1936: Born in Trenton, New Jersey
- 1967: Law professor at University of Virginia
- 1974: Assistant Attorney General under President Ford
- 1982: Appointed by Ronald Reagan to United States Court of Appeals
- September 26, 1986: Becomes Associate Justice in The U.S. Supreme Court

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