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Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Active judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel A. Alito Jr. serves on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by George W. Bush and confirmed Jan 31, 2006 by a 58–42 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Confirmed
- Jan 31, 2006
- Senate vote
- 58–42
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1950
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitGeorge H.W. Bush · Apr 27, 1990 – Jan 31, 2006
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesGeorge W. Bush · Jan 31, 2006
Education
- Princeton UniversityA.B., 1972
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1975
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Leonard I. Garth, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1976-1977; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1977-1981; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1981-1985; Deputy assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1985-1987; U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, 1987-1990
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