Chief Judge Ruggero J. Aldisert
Born November 10, 1919, in Carnegie, PA
Died December 28, 2014, in Santa Barbara, CA
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on July 17, 1968, to a seat vacated by Austin Leander Staley.
Confirmed by the Senate on July 29, 1968, and received commission on July 29, 1968.
Served as chief judge, 1984-1986.
Assumed senior status on December 31, 1986.
Service terminated on December 28, 2014, due to death.
Education
University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 1941
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1947
Professional Career
U.S. Marine Corps major, 1942-1946
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1947-1961
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County [Pennsylvania], 1961-1968
Adjunct professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1963-1986
Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1972-1979
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1984-1986
Biographical
Laura Clark, "Ruggero J. Aldisert, Retired Federal Judge and Pitt Alumnus, Dies," PittChronicle, January 12, 2015. View Online
Oral History
Ruggero J. Aldisert, Judge Ruggero J. Aldisert Oral History Interview. Interview conducted June 1,1998 by Judge Joseph F. Weis, Jr. View Online
Publications
Ruggero J. Aldisert, A Judge's Advice: 50 Years on the Bench. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, 2011.
Ruggero J. Aldisert, Road to the Robes: A Federal Judge Recollects Young Years and Early Times. Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, 2005.
Ruggero J. Aldisert, A Nonagenarian Discusses Life as a Senior Circuit Judge, 14 J. App. Prac. & Process 183 (2013). View Online