Showing posts with label William H. Rehnquist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William H. Rehnquist. Show all posts

Friday, June 5, 2009

U.S. Supreme Court: Associate Justice Antonin Scalia

Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was born in Trenton, New Jersey.  He received his A.B. from Georgetown University and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.  He later received his LL.B. from Harvard Law School.  President Ronald Reagan nominated him as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he took his seat on September 26, 1986, replacing then-Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist when he was elevated to Chief Justice.

For more information, check out the biographies of current Justices here.

Also, check out his biography on The Oyez Project here.

Sonnet Erin Brown
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Philosophy

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

U.S. Supreme Court: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. hails from Buffalo, New York.  He attended both Harvard College and Harvard Law School.  He also served as a law clerk for then-Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist.  President George W. Bush nominated him as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he took his seat on September 29, 2005, replacing Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist upon his death.

For more information, check out the biographies of current Justices here.

Also, check out his biography on The Oyez Project here.

Sonnet Erin Brown
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Philosophy