Samuel Alito
Samuel Alito is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2006. Born April 1, 1950, in Trenton. Positions held include Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (2006–2027), Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1990–2006) and United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (1987–1990). Educated at Yale Law School and Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Awards include Time 100.
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Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. ( 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.
Alito has written majority opinions in the landmark cases McDonald v. Chicago (2010) on firearm rights, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014) on insurance coverage, Janus v. AFSCME (2018) on public-sector union security agreements, and Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) on abortion.
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- April 1, 1950
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- Described as
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2006
- Other names
- Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Born
- April 1, 1950 · 2 references
- Born in
- Trenton · 1 reference
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- magistrate; lawyer; judge · 1 reference; university teacher · 1 reference; jurist · 2 references
- Positions held
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (2006–2027); Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1990–2006) · 1 reference; United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (1987–1990) · 1 reference
- Political party
- Republican Party
- Worked for
- Seton Hall University School of Law (1999–2004); Yale Law Journal · 1 reference; Duke University School of Law (2011–) · 1 reference
- Education
- Yale Law School; Princeton School of Public and International Affairs; Lake Catholic High School · 1 reference; Princeton University · 1 reference; Steinert High School · 1 reference
- Member of
- Concerned Alumni of Princeton · 1 reference; Federalist Society · 1 reference
- Awards
- Time 100 · 1 reference
- Field
- constitutional law · 1 reference; counter-terrorism · 1 reference; terrorism · 1 reference; civil liberties · 1 reference
- Religion
- Catholicism · 1 reference; Catholic Church · 1 reference
- Lived in
- West Caldwell
- Wikipedias with a page
- 45
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