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Anthony Joseph Scirica

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Senior status. Born 1940.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Appointed by: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Nominated: Jun 26, 1987
Senate vote: Voice vote
Confirmed: Aug 5, 1987
Commissioned: Aug 6, 1987
Senior status: Jul 1, 2013

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Nominated: Jun 19, 1984
Senate vote: Voice vote
Confirmed: Sep 17, 1984
Commissioned: Sep 18, 1984
Left this court: Sep 11, 1987. Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

B.A., Wesleyan University, 1962
J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1965

Career

Fulbright Scholar, Central University, Caracas, Venezuela, 1966
Private practice, Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1966-1980
Assistant district attorney, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1967-1969
State representative, Pennsylvania, 1971-1979
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County [Pennsylvania], 1980-1984
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2003-2010
Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2006-2008
Senior fellow, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2013-

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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