Ruggero Aldisert
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| Ruggero Aldisert | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Station: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Lyndon Johnson |
| Active: | 7/29/1968 - 12/31/1986 |
| Chief: | 1984-1986 |
| Senior: | 12/31/1986 - Current |
| Preceded by: | Austin Staley |
| Succeeded by: | Anthony Scirica |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1919 |
| Home State: | Carnegie, PA |
| Bachelors: | U. of Pittsburgh '41 |
| Law School: | U. of Pittsburgh Law '47 |
Ruggero John Aldisert (b. 1919) is a federal appeals judge with the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia. Aldisert is serving on senior status.
Early life and education
Born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Aldisert graduated from University of Pittsburgh with his Bachelor's degree in 1941 and later received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1947. Aldisert also served as a Major in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942 to 1946.[1]
Legal career
- U.S. Marine Corps Major, 1942-1946
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1947-1961
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1961-1968
- Adjunct professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1963-1986 [1]
Federal judicial career
Aldisert was nominated to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1968 to a seat vacated by Austin Staley. Aldisert was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 29, 1968 on a Senate vote and received commission on July 29, 1968. Aldisert served as the as Chief Judge of the Court from 1984 to 1986 before assuming senior status on December 31, 1986.[1]
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Austin Staley | Third Circuit Court of Appeals 1968–present | Succeeded by: Anthony Scirica |
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
