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Anthony Scirica's Biography

Contact Information

Office

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
21400 United States Courthouse
601 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1790

Full Name:

Anthony Joseph Scirica

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1940

Birth Place:

Norristown, PA

JD, University of Michigan Law School, 1965

BA, Wesleyan University, 1962

Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1971-1979

Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2013-present

Senior Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2013-present

Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1987-2003, 2010-2013

Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Third District, 2003-2010

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, August 5, 1987

Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, June 26, 1987

Judge, United States District Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District, 1984-1987

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1980-1984

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, September 17, 1984

Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, June 19, 1984

Attorney, Private Practice, Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1966-1980

Assistant District Attorney, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1967-1969

Fulbright Scholar, Central University, Caracas, Venezuela, 1966

Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2003-2010

Member, United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2006-2008

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