October 5 • Antonin Scalia
Antonin Scalia was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1936 and grew up in an Italian-American family that placed a strong emphasis on education, discipline and public service.
After a distinguished legal and academic career, Scalia served on the United States Court of Appeals before being appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1986. He became known for forceful writing, sharp questioning and a highly influential approach to constitutional interpretation.
Scalia was a leading advocate of originalism and textualism, arguing that judges should begin with the text of the Constitution and laws as written. His opinions, dissents and legal scholarship shaped generations of lawyers, judges and students.
