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Samuel Alito
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2006
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Samuel Alito is an American lawyer, judge, and university teacher who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Born in Trenton, he holds a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School and has also studied at Princeton University and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. A member of the Republican Party and the Federalist Society, Alito is a practicing Catholic. He has worked in Washington, D.C., and Newark, and resides in West Caldwell.
Alito has been associated with Duke University School of Law. His judicial career includes involvement in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. He has been influenced by figures such as William F. Buckley Jr., Alexander Bickel, and Barry Goldwater, as well as the publication National Review. Alito is a supporter of the Philadelphia Phillies and has been recognized in the Time 100 collection.
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Key facts
- Nominated by
- George W. Bush
- Preceded by
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Succeeded by
- Joseph A. Greenaway Jr.
- President
- Ronald Reagan , George H. W. Bush
- Born
- Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. , ( 1950-04-01 ) April 1, 1950 (age 76) , Trenton, New Jersey , U.S.
- Spouse
- Martha-Ann Bomgardner ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 )
- Education
- Princeton University ( BA ) Yale University ( JD )
- Awards
- Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2017)
- Branch service
- United States Army (1972), United States Army Reserve (1972–1980)
- Rank
- Captain
- Unit
- Army Signal Corps
- Battles wars
- Vietnam War
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samuel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Trenton
- Occupation
- jurist
- Employer
- Duke University School of Law
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Award
- Time 100
- Academic degree
- Juris Doctor
- Field of work
- civil liberties
- Image
- Justice Alito official.jpg
- Work location
- Newark
- Residence
- West Caldwell
- Significant event
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
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- Samuel Alito
- date of birth
- 1950-04-01
- Commons gallery
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
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- Samuel Alito
- member of
- Federalist Society
- influenced by
- Barry Goldwater
- supported sports team
- Philadelphia Phillies
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Encyclopedic overview
Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. (/əˈliːtoʊ/ ə-LEE-toh; born April 1, 1950) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated to the high court by President George W. Bush on October 31, 2005, and has served on it since January 31, 2006. After Antonin Scalia, Alito is the second Italian American justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Alito was raised in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, and graduated from Princeton University and Yale Law School. After law school, he worked as an assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel and served as the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey. In 1990, Alito was appointed as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, where he served until joining the Supreme Court. He has called himself a "practical originalist" and is a member of the Supreme Court's conservative bloc.
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