Ralph Francis Scalera
Personal
Birthday:
6/28/1930
Birthplace:
Midland, PA
Date of Death:
1/27/2011
Place of Death:
Brighton Township, PA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
U.S. Army, 1955-1957
Private practice, Beaver, Pennsylvania, 1957-1959, 1961-1964, 1970-1971
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1959-1961
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County [Pennsylvania], 1964-1970; presiding judge, 1966-1970
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1976-
Education
Name of School:
Harvard University
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1952
Name of School - Second:
University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1955 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
Court Name:
Pennsylvania Western District Court
President Nominating:
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
11/30/1971
Termination Date:
5/1/1976
Termination Reason:
Resignation