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'''Anthony Joseph Scirica''' is the Chief Judge of the [[Third Circuit Court of Appeals|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]]. Chief Judge Scirica graduated from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1962 and received his JD from [[University of Michigan Law School]] in 1965. Prior to his appointment to the federal bench in 1984, he practiced law in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]], serving as an assistant distict attorney, and was elected to the Court of Common Pleas. In 1984 he was appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He was elevated to the Court of Appeals in 1987. He became Chief Judge in 2003 when then-Chief Judge [[Edward Roy Becker]] assumed senior status. |
'''Anthony Joseph Scirica''' is the Chief Judge of the [[Third Circuit Court of Appeals|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]]. Chief Judge Scirica graduated from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1962 and received his JD from [[University of Michigan Law School]] in 1965. Prior to his appointment to the federal bench in 1984, he practiced law in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]], serving as an assistant distict attorney, and was elected to the Court of Common Pleas. Scrica also served as a State Representative in the Pennsylvania General Assembly from 1971-1979. Scirica was a Republican representing parts of Montgomery County. In 1984 he was appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He was elevated to the Court of Appeals in 1987. He became Chief Judge in 2003 when then-Chief Judge [[Edward Roy Becker]] assumed senior status. |
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Scirica wrote a well-reasoned dissent on the [[Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC]] case. |
Scirica wrote a well-reasoned dissent on the [[Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC]] case. |
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Revision as of 16:36, 10 March 2006
Anthony Joseph Scirica is the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Chief Judge Scirica graduated from Wesleyan University in 1962 and received his JD from University of Michigan Law School in 1965. Prior to his appointment to the federal bench in 1984, he practiced law in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, serving as an assistant distict attorney, and was elected to the Court of Common Pleas. Scrica also served as a State Representative in the Pennsylvania General Assembly from 1971-1979. Scirica was a Republican representing parts of Montgomery County. In 1984 he was appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He was elevated to the Court of Appeals in 1987. He became Chief Judge in 2003 when then-Chief Judge Edward Roy Becker assumed senior status.
Scirica wrote a well-reasoned dissent on the Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC case.
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