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Appellate Practice

Aug. 15, 1998

The Duke of Dissent

WASHINGTON - When Ronald Reagan appointed Antonin Scalia to the Supreme Court in 1986, many observers predicted the conservative former law professor and federal circuit judge would become a leader on the court because of his intellect and charm.

        

Antonin Scalia
Associate Justice
U.S. Supreme Court
Appointed by: President Reagan, September 1986
Career Highlights: Judge, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 1982-86; professor, University of Chicago Law School, 1977-82; assistant U.S. attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, 1974-77; chairman, U...

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