Ronald Reagan appointed Scalia to the SCOTUS.
President Ronald Reagan nominated Antonin Scalia to the US Supreme Court in 1986 to replace William Rehnquist as Associate Justice, upon Rehnquist's elevation to Chief Justice. Justice Scalia's commission was approved by a unanimous Senate vote of 98-0.
President Ronald Reagan appointed Justice Scalia to the US Supreme Court in 1986. Antonin Scalia succeeded William H. Rehnquist when Rehnquist was elevated to the position of Chief Justice after Warren Burger retired.
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There was very little controversy surrounding Justice Scalia's nomination to the US Supreme Court, in part because the late Chief Justice Rehnquist's elevation from Associate Justice was a cause of concern for liberals and overshadowed any objections they may have had about Scalia's conservatism. In fact, Scalia had bi-partisan support, and was confirmed by a unanimous Senate vote of 98-0.
President Ronald Reagan nominated senior Justice Antonin Scalia to the US Supreme Court in 1986. Justice Scalia will have served 25 years on September 26, 2011.
According to IMDB, Justice Antonin Scalia is 5'7" (1.70m). For more information, see Related Links, below.
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President Ronald Reagan appointed Antonin Scalia to the US Supreme Court in 1986.
President Ronald Reagan nominated Antonin Scalia to the US Supreme Court in 1986 to replace William Rehnquist as Associate Justice, upon Rehnquist's elevation to Chief Justice. Justice Scalia was confirmed by a vote of 98-0 on September 26, 1986.
Some people do like Justice Scalia. He is reportedly very personable and has friends among both the liberal and conservative members of the Court.What some people dislike is Scalia's ultra-conservative ideology, and the fact that his decisions tend to favor Federalism to the detriment of individual rights and liberties.
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