Antonin Scalia was a former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was appointed to the court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and served until his death in 2016. He was known for his conservative views and was a strong advocate for originalism, which is the belief that the Constitution should be interpreted as it was originally written. Scalia was also known for his sharp wit and often wrote dissenting opinions in cases he disagreed with. He was widely respected by both sides of the political aisle and will be remembered as one of the most influential justices in American history.