Antonin Scalia

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This paper details the life of Supreme Court Justice, Antonin Scalia, starting with his early years and detailing his education and work experience before he went to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. It also discusses his philosophy on the court and the way he tends to rule on certain issues. Furthermore, some major decisions he has worked on are mentioned.

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"Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was born in Trenton, New Jersey on March 11, 1936. He was the only child of Catherine and S. Eugene Scalia. His father, who was a professor of romance languages, moved the family to Queens, New York when Scalia was five where Scalia attended Xavier High School in Manhattan. Scalia married Maureen McCarthy on September 10, 1960. The couple went of to raise a large family consisting of nine children. Education and Employment Justice Scalia attended Georgetown University in Washington D.C. and also the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. Scalia graduated first in his class and summa cum laude from Georgetown University in 1957. He earned and LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1960. As a young attorney, Justice Scalia was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1962, and the Virginia Bar in 1970."

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