Andrew Napolitano
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| Andrew Paolo Napolitano | |
 Andrew Napolitano at CPAC in February 2010. | |
| Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court | |
| In office 1987–1995 | |
| Appointed by | Thomas Kean |
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| Born | June 6, 1950 Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Notre Dame Law School |
| Occupation | Judge Attorney Law Professor Media Personality |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Biography on FoxNews.com |
Andrew Paolo Napolitano (born June 6, 1950 in Newark, New Jersey) is a former New Jersey Superior Court Judge and now a political and legal analyst for Fox News Channel. Napolitano started on the channel in 1998, and currently serves as the network's senior judicial analyst, commenting on legal news and trials. He is a graduate of Princeton University (where he was a founding member of the Concerned Alumni of Princeton) and Notre Dame Law School. Napolitano is not related to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.
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Judicial and academic career
Napolitano sat on the New Jersey bench from 1987 to 1995, becoming the state's youngest tenured judge. He also served as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law for 11 years. Napolitano resigned his judgeship in 1995 to pursue his writing and television career.
Media career
Prior to joining Fox as a news analyst, Napolitano was the presiding judge on the television show, Power of Attorney, in which people brought small-claims disputes to a televised courtroom. In difference to similar formats, plaintiffs and defendants were represented, "pro bono," by famous attorneys. The show ran in syndication during the 2000–2001 season.
From 2006 to 2010, Napolitano co-hosted a talk radio show on Fox News Radio with Brian Kilmeade titled Brian and the Judge.
Napolitano hosts an Fox Business Channel show called Freedom Watch. Frequent guests to Freedom Watch are Congressman Ron Paul, economist Peter Schiff, and Lew Rockwell. The show originally aired once a week on Wednesdays at 2:00 pm on Fox News' strategy room. On September 14, 2009 it became a show that airs 3 to 4 times a week. On June 12, 2010 it debuted as a weekly show on Fox Business Network.
Napolitano regularly substitutes for television host Glenn Beck when Beck is absent from his program.
Writing career
In 2004, Napolitano wrote the book, Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks its Own Laws, a criticism of the American justice system. In the National Review, former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy noted that Napolitano had been a mid-level state judge and questioned Napolitano's knowledge of the federal Constitution, citing what McCarthy asserted were numerous errors in Napolitano's writing on the subject.[1]
In 2006, his second book, The Constitution in Exile: How the Federal Government Has Seized Power by Rewriting the Supreme Law of the Land was published.
A third book, A Nation of Sheep, was released in October 2007.
In April 2009, Napolitano's fourth book, Dred Scott's Revenge: A Legal History of Race and Freedom in America, was released.
In March, 2010, Napolitano's fifth book was released: Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History.
According to Napolitano's radio show, he is currently working on a sixth book which will be about President Barack Obama and the current state of America.[citation needed]
Politics
Napolitano describes himself as a pro-life Catholic libertarian. He splits his time living in Manhattan and Sussex County, New Jersey where he owns a farm.
Napolitano has called consumer advocate and frequent presidential candidate Ralph Nader a hero of his.[2]
Professor Murray Sabrin and blogger Lew Rockwell mentioned Napolitano as a possible vice presidential running mate for Republican Ron Paul during the 2008 presidential election.[3]
References
- ^ http://nationalreview.com/mccarthy/mccarthy200502230740.asp
- ^ After Words with Andrew Napolitano, C-Span (2010-06-02)
- ^ Eels, Marty (October 20, 2007)"USA Daily columnist, Murray Sabrin, poses Ron Paul-Andrew Napolitano dream ticket", USA Dailey.com.
External links
- Freedom Watch With the Judge
- Judge Andrew P. Napolitano website
- Brian and The Judge
- Judge Andew P. Napolitano's bio at foxnews.com
- Andrew Napolitano at the Internet Movie Database
- Draft Judge Andrew P. Napolitano website
- Dred Scott's Revenge
- The Judge's Farm - Vine Hill
- Article about The Judge's Farming of tree sap and local syrup
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