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| − | [[File:AndrewNapolitano.jpg|250px|right]]'''Andrew P. Napolitano''' or '''Judge Napolitano''' (born 6 June 1950) is a former [[New Jersey]] Superior Court Judge and adjunct [[professor]] of [[constitutional law]] and now an author, a lecturer, and a [[television]] personality.<ref name=judgenap>Napolitano A, "[http://www.judgenap.com/judge.shtml About the Judge]," ''Judge Andrew Napolitano: The Constitution in Exile,'' accessed 18 September 2009.</ref> His chief claim to fame is his consistent advocacy of strict construction of the [[United States Constitution]] and his opposition to all politicians, regardless of their stated intentions, who ignore or flout the Constitution in their exercise of [[statecraft]]. He has become a [[NeverTrumper]] who has sided with the Left on matters related to U.S. President [[Donald Trump]].<ref>Bauder, David (November 11, 2019). [https://apnews.com/52b6a16fa159457b907cc90c4846d6a0 Fox legal analyst Napolitano emerges as Trump critic]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved November 11, 2019.</ref> | + | [[File:AndrewNapolitano.jpg|250px|right]]'''Andrew P. Napolitano''' or '''Judge Napolitano''' (born June 6, 1950) is a former [[New Jersey]] Superior Court Judge and adjunct [[professor]] of [[constitutional law]] and now an author, a lecturer, and a [[television]] personality.<ref name=judgenap>Napolitano A, "[http://www.judgenap.com/judge.shtml About the Judge]," ''Judge Andrew Napolitano: The Constitution in Exile,'' accessed 18 September 2009.</ref> His chief claim to fame is his consistent advocacy of strict construction of the [[United States Constitution]] and his opposition to all politicians, regardless of their stated intentions, who ignore or flout the Constitution in their exercise of [[statecraft]]. He has become a [[NeverTrumper]] who has sided with the Left on matters related to U.S. President [[Donald Trump]].<ref>Bauder, David (November 11, 2019). [https://apnews.com/52b6a16fa159457b907cc90c4846d6a0 Fox legal analyst Napolitano emerges as Trump critic]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved November 11, 2019.</ref> |
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| | Napolitano is currently the host of ''Freedom Watch'' on the [[Fox Business Network]] and an analyst for [[Fox News]]. He is a strong [[libertarian]] supporter of the [[United States Constitution]], close associate of [[Glenn Beck]], and a supporter of [[Ron Paul]]. | | Napolitano is currently the host of ''Freedom Watch'' on the [[Fox Business Network]] and an analyst for [[Fox News]]. He is a strong [[libertarian]] supporter of the [[United States Constitution]], close associate of [[Glenn Beck]], and a supporter of [[Ron Paul]]. |
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| | == Education == | | == Education == |
| − | Andrew Napolitano was born on 6 June 1950 in [[Newark]], [[New Jersey]]. He earned his undergraduate degree from [[Princeton University]] in 1972 and his degree of ''Jurisprudentiae Doctor'' from [[Notre Dame University]] School of Law in 1975. | + | Andrew Napolitano was born on June 6, 1950, in [[Newark]], [[New Jersey]]. He earned his undergraduate degree from [[Princeton University]] in 1972 and his degree of ''Jurisprudentiae Doctor'' from [[Notre Dame University]] School of Law in 1975. |
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| | == Career == | | == Career == |
| − | He spent twelve years in private law practice, and in 1984 became an adjunct (that is, part-time) [[professor]] of [[constitutional law]] at [[Seton Hall University]] School of Law. In 1987 he was appointed as a New Jersey Superior Court judge. He served on this court for eight years, the youngest life-tenured jurist in the history of that court, while continuing his adjunct professorship.<ref name=judgenap2>"[https://www.foxnews.com/bios/talent/andrew-p-napolitano/ Andrew P. Napolitano]," ''Fox News Channel'', accessed 18 September 2009.</ref> Students at Seton Hall voted him the most outstanding professor in three different academic years.<ref name=judgenap/> | + | He spent twelve years in private law practice, and in 1984 became an adjunct (that is, part-time) [[professor]] of [[constitutional law]] at [[Seton Hall University]] School of Law. In 1987, he was appointed as a New Jersey Superior Court judge. He served on this court for eight years, the youngest life-tenured jurist in the history of that court, while continuing his adjunct professorship.<ref name=judgenap2>"[https://www.foxnews.com/bios/talent/andrew-p-napolitano/ Andrew P. Napolitano]," ''Fox News Channel'', accessed 18 September 2009.</ref> Students at Seton Hall voted him the most outstanding professor in three different academic years.<ref name=judgenap/> |
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| | In 1995, he retired from the bench and returned to the private practice of law. In that same year he also began his present career in broadcasting, chiefly in [[television]]. He worked first at [[CNBC]] and then became Senior Judicial Analyst at the [[Fox News Channel]] in 1998.<ref name=gillespie>Gillespie N, "[http://www.reason.com/news/show/36528.html The Born-Again Individualist: Fox News Channel's Judge Andrew Napolitano on lying cops, out-of-control government, and his bestselling new book, Constitutional Chaos]," ''Reason'', March 2005. Accessed 18 September 2009.</ref> | | In 1995, he retired from the bench and returned to the private practice of law. In that same year he also began his present career in broadcasting, chiefly in [[television]]. He worked first at [[CNBC]] and then became Senior Judicial Analyst at the [[Fox News Channel]] in 1998.<ref name=gillespie>Gillespie N, "[http://www.reason.com/news/show/36528.html The Born-Again Individualist: Fox News Channel's Judge Andrew Napolitano on lying cops, out-of-control government, and his bestselling new book, Constitutional Chaos]," ''Reason'', March 2005. Accessed 18 September 2009.</ref> |