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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

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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
Preceded by:
Austin Staley
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
1968–present
Succeeded by:
Anthony Scirica


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