Malta claims to be the historical Melita that is mentioned in the biblical book the Acts of the Apostles.
Douglas Howard Ginsburg -LRB- born May 25 , 1946 -RRB- is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit .. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was appointed to this court at age forty in October 1986 by President Ronald Reagan , and served as its chief judge from July 2001 until February 2008 .. Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan. President. President of the United States. Ginsburg was nominated by Reagan to fill a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy after the retirement of Lewis F. Powell in October 1987 , but soon withdrew from consideration after his earlier marijuana use created a controversy .. U.S. Supreme Court. Supreme Court of the United States. Lewis F. Powell. Lewis F. Powell. marijuana. Cannabis ( drug ). Ginsburg took senior status at age 65 in October 2011 , and joined the faculty of New York University School of Law in January 2012 .. senior status. senior status. New York University School of Law. New York University School of Law. He is the author of numerous scholarly works on antitrust and constitutional law .. He is not related to Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg .. Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ruth Bader Ginsburg