Peter W. Rodino
| Peter W. Rodino, Jr. | |
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| Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1989 |
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| Speaker |
Carl Albert Tip O'Neill Jim Wright |
| Preceded by | Emanuel Celler |
| Succeeded by | Jack Brooks |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 10th district |
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In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Fred A. Hartley, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Donald M. Payne |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Pelligrino Rodino, Jr. June 7, 1909 Newark, New Jersey |
| Died | May 7, 2005 (aged 95) West Orange, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Marianna (Ann) Stango (1941–1980) (her death) Joy Judelson (1989–2005) (his death) |
| Relations | Pelligrino Rodino, Sr. (Father) Giuseppina (Margaret) Girard (Mother) |
| Children | Margaret (Peggy) Stanziale (Mrs. Charles Stanziale) Peter W. Rodino, Jr. |
| Alma mater |
Rutgers University Rutgers University Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Awards | Bronze Star |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Rank |
 Captain
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| Battles/wars | World War II |
Peter Wallace Rodino, Jr. (June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was a Democratic United States congressman from New Jersey from 1949 to 1989. Rodino rose to prominence as the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, where he oversaw the impeachment process against Richard Nixon that eventually led to the president's resignation. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of New Jersey.
Rodino was born Pelligrino Rodino, Jr. in the North Ward of Newark, New Jersey on June 7, 1909. His father, Pelligrino Rodino (1883–1957), was born in Atripalda, a town in the province of Avellino, in a region of southern Italy known as Campania. Rodino Sr. emigrated to the United States around 1900 and worked as a machinist in a leather factory, as a cabinet maker and carpenter, and for thirty years as a toolmaker General Motors (Hyatt Roller Bearing). His mother, Giuseppina (Margaret) Girard (1884–1913), was born in Newark. Pelligrino and Giuseppina were married in 1900. Pelligrino Rodino, Jr., whose name was later Americanized to Peter, was the youngest of three children. Giuseppina Rodino died in 1913 of tuberculosis, when Rodino was 4; his father later married Antonia (Gemma) DeRobertis (Died 1944), whose first husband, Michael Paladino, died.
He attended McKinley Grammar School, graduating in February 1922. He attended Barringer High School. He went to college at the University of Newark and earned a law degree at the Newark Law School, both are now part of Rutgers University. His speech was badly affected by a childhood bout of diphtheria, and he conducted his own speech therapy, spending hours "reciting Shakespeare through a mouth full of marbles". Rodino endured ten years of menial jobs while studying at night for a law degree at the New Jersey Law School. He worked for the Public Service Railroad and Transportation Company. Rodino worked as an insurance salesman and at Pennsylvania Railroad. He also worked at Ronson Art Metal Works making cigarette lighters. He taught public speaking and citizenship in Newark. He also worked as a songwriter.
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