Anthony Joseph Scirica at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 6, 1987–present
Anthony Joseph Scirica
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2006-2008
- Professional Career: Private practice, Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1966-1980
- Professional Career: Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2003-2010
- Professional Career: Fulbright Scholar, Central University, Caracas, Venezuela, 1966
- Professional Career: Assistant district attorney, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1967-1969
- Professional Career: Senior fellow, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2013-
- Senior fellow, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2013-present
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County Pennsylvania, 1980-1984
- State representative, Pennsylvania, 1971-1979
- Assistant district attorney, Montgomery County, PA, 1967-1969
- Private practice, Norristown, PA, 1966-1980
- Fulbright scholar, Central University, Caracas, Venezuela, 1966-present
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania, 1984-1987
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1987-2013
- Professional Career: Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County [Pennsylvania], 1980-1984
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Education
- Wesleyan University · B.A., 1962
- University of Michigan Law School · J.D., 1965
Personal record
Born 1940 · Norristown, PA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
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.
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 unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387521CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2883/anthony-joseph-scirica/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure