Background
Scalera, Ralph F. was born on June 28, 1930 in Midland, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Dominic J. Senior and Josephine R. (D'Angelo) Scalera.
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Ralph F. Scalera
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Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1952). University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Laws, 1955).
Career
Associate, Buchanen, Wallover & Bbarrickman, Beaver, Pennsylvania, 1957-1959;
assistant United State Attorneys, We. District Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, 1959-1961;
partner, Wallover, Barrickman & Scalera, Beaver, 1961-1964;
judge, Court Common Pleas, Beaver, 1964-1966;
president judge, Court Common Pleas, Beaver, 1966-1970;
partner, Wallover, Barrickman, Scalera, Reed & Steff, Beaver, 1970-1971;
United States district judge, We. District Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, 1971-1976;
partner, Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, Pittsburgh, since 1976.
Chairman of the executive committee Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, Pittsburgh, 1989-1995. Member Pennsylvania Labor Rels. Board, 1981-1991, chairman, 1982-1991.
Vice chairman Pennsylvania Judicial Reform Commission, 1987-1988. Member Governor's Panel to Investigate the Hostage Incidentat Graterford State Correctional Institute, Pennsylvania, 1981-1982. Member ethics committees Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1979.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Young Men’s Christian Association of Pittsburgh, since 1983, Executive Committee, 1987-1993. Board directors The Medical Center Foundation, Beaver, since 1984, secretary/treasurer 1989-1991, vice-chairman 1991-1993, chairperson, 1993-1995. Board directors Consolid.
Healthcare Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., Beaver, 1993-1995. Trustee Beaver County Ednl. Trust, since 1992; member Rep.Fin.
Committee of Pennsylvania, since 1976. Board advisors Fund for Pennsylvania Leadership, 1992-1993. Member Ridge for Governor Finance Committee, Pennsylvania, 1994.
Steering committee Pennsylvania Lawyers for Bush, Quayle 1988, delegate Republican National Convention, New Orleans, 1988. Steering committee Bush for President 1987. National steering committee Lawyers for Reagan-Bush '84.
Member The President's Authorized Campaign Committee Pennsylvania Reagan-Bush'84. Co-chairman Pennsylvania Lawyers for Reagan-Bush 1984. Member Governor ThornburghFin.
Committee 1978, 82; steering committee George Bush for President 1980. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Foundation (board directors), Pennsylvania Bar Association, Beaver County Bar Association, Allegheny County Bar Association, National Association Bond Lawyers, Pittsburgh Bond Club, American Justinian Society Jurists (board directors since 1984), Seven Oaks Country Club.
Connections
Married Janet R. Roosa, November 19, 1960. 1 child, Amy Marie Scalera Findlay.
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Religion
Roman Catholic