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Samuel Alito
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Background
Samuel Alito is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
President George W. Bush nominated him on October 31, 2005, and he has served on the court since January 31, 2006.
He was appointed a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1990.
Key facts
- Born
- April 1, 1950, in Trenton, New Jerseysource
- Nominated
- October 31, 2005, by President George W. Bushsource
- Supreme Court service
- Since January 31, 2006source
- Court of Appeals
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, appointed 1990source
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1972; graduated from Princeton University and Yale Law Schoolsource
- Majority opinion
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022)source
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