Ruggero J. Aldisert

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Ruggero John Aldisert (born November 10, 1919 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania) is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Aldisert graduated as a bachelor of arts from University of Pittsburgh in 1941. He served during World War II as a Major in the United States Marine Corps from 1942 to 1946. He earned his law degree from University of Pittsburgh in 1947. He was the National President of Italian Sons and Daughters of America from 1954 to 1968.

He entered private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1947, and became a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson, in 1968. He was Chief Judge from 1984 to 1986. He assumed senior status in 1986, and currently works from his residence in California.

Aldisert has been an adjunct professor at University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He wrote his autobiography and several books on jurisprudence.

In 2005 Aldisert became the first recipient of the "Distinguished Appellate Jurist Award", bestowed by the American Bar Association's Council of Appellate Lawyers.

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