Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

Associate Justice

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• Samuel A. Alito, Jr., is an Associate Justice. President George W. Bush nominated him, and he took his seat on January 31, 2006.

  Supreme Court of the United States. About the Court — Current Members. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx. Accessed October 13, 2026.

• The Senate nominations chart records his confirmation on January 31, 2006, by 58 yeas to 42 nays, roll call number 2.

  United States Senate. Supreme Court Nominations (1789-Present). https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations/SupremeCourtNominations1789present.htm. Accessed October 13, 2026.

• He was a law clerk for Leonard I. Garth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1976 to 1977. He was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1977 to 1981, Assistant to the Solicitor General from 1981 to 1985, Deputy Assistant Attorney General from 1985 to 1987, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1987 to 1990. He was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1990.

  Supreme Court of the United States. About the Court — Current Members. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx. Accessed October 13, 2026.