Anthony Joseph Scirica
 

Hon. Anthony Joseph Scirica
Firm: United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Address: 22614 U.S. Courthouse
601 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: (215) 597-2399
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Web site: http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/
Position Bar Admissions Education
Honors Published Works Affiliations
Current Employment Position(s):
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge


Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania, 1966
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1966
Education:
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1965
J.D.

Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1962
B.A.

Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
Honors: Attended 1965-1966; Fulbright Scholar

Published Works:
Complex Policy Choices: The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, 50 Federal Probation 15, September, 1986

Honors and Awards:
Law Day Award, Montgomery County Bar Association, 1981

Public Service Award, Montgomery County Bar Association, 1982

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Montgomery County Bar Association
Member

Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member

Temple University, 1980 - Present
Trustee

American Bar Association
Member

Advisory Committee on Civil Rules
Member

Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States
Chairman

Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States
Past Member

American Law Institute
Member

Past Employment Positions:
United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge, 1984 - 1987

Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Judge, 1980 - 1984

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Member, General Assembly, 1970 - 1979

McGrory, Scirica, Wentz & Fernandez, Norristown, Pennsylvania, Private Practice, 1970 - 1979

Scirica & McGrory, Associate, 1966 - 1970

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Assistant District Attorney, 1967 - 1969

Governor's Commission to Investigate Hostage Crisis at Graterford Correctional Institution, Chairman

Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, Chairman

Commission to Study Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System, Vice Chair

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Chief Judge, 2003 - 2010

Birth Information:
1940, Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Profile Last Updated:
5/19/2013
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