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Anthony Joseph Scirica

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Senior status since July 1, 2013.

Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Nominated
June 26, 1987
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
July 21, 1987
Committee action
Reported (favorably), July 31, 1987
Senate vote
Voice vote, no count printed
Confirmed
August 5, 1987
Commissioned
August 6, 1987
Senior status
Since July 1, 2013
American Bar Association rating
Not published yet

Born 1940, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Earlier federal judicial service

  1. Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Ronald Reagan; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended September 11, 1987: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.

Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • 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-

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