ANTONIN SCALIA

“If you're going to be a good and faithful judge, you have to resign yourself to the fact that you're not always going to like the conclusions you reach. If you like them all the time, you're probably doing something wrong.”

Associate Justice


Appointed by: Ronald Reagan

Sworn in: September 26, 1986

Preceded by: William Rehnquist

Succeeded by: Neil Gorsuch

1986 — 2016


President Reagan and Scalia in the Oval Office | Credit: The Wall Street Journal

President Reagan and Scalia in the Oval Office | Credit: The Wall Street Journal

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1986

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