Antonin Scalia was born in 1936 in New Jersey. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1986 by President Reagan, replacing William Rehnquist. Scalia graduated first in his class from Georgetown University and Harvard Law School. Throughout his legal career, Scalia held several positions including an assistant attorney general and a professor at the University of Virginia Law School. He was known for his conservative views as a member of the Supreme Court.