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# Anthony Joseph Scirica

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Circuit Judge
- Service status: senior
- Last verified: 2026-07-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Chief Judge of the Third Circuit from 2003 to 2010
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania, 1984-1987
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County [Pennsylvania], 1980-1984
- Assistant district attorney, Montgomery County, PA, 1967-1969
- Assistant district attorney, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1967-1969
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

### Education

- University of Michigan Law School in — J.D. (1965)
- Wesleyan University in — B.A. (1962)

### Additional information

- Senior fellow, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2013-present
- Senior status since July 1, 2013
- Fulbright scholar, Central University, Caracas, Venezuela, 1966-present
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1987–2013), appointed by Reagan on June 26, 1987, confirmed by the Senate on Aug.
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2003-2010
- Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2006-2008
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1984–1987), appointed by Reagan, confirmed by the Senate on Sept.
- Private practice, Norristown, PA, 1966-1980
- Private practice, Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1966-1980
- State representative, Pennsylvania, 1971-1979
- Date of birth: 1940-01-01
- Birth place: Norristown, PA

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### appellate oral argument

Scope: courtwide

In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.

Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary

[Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387521)
- [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387521)
- [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387521)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2883/anthony-joseph-scirica/)
- [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2883/anthony-joseph-scirica/)
- [Judge Anthony Joseph Scirica](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387521)
- [Wikidata: Anthony Joseph Scirica](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4772854)

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