Justice Alito
| Samuel Alito | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
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Assumed office January 31, 2006 |
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| Nominated by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Sandra Day O'Connor |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
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In office April 30, 1990 – January 31, 2006 |
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| Nominated by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Joseph Gibbons |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Greenaway |
| United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey | |
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In office December 28, 1987 – April 30, 1990 |
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| President |
Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Thomas Greelish |
| Succeeded by | Michael Chertoff |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. April 1, 1950 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Bomgardner (m. 1985) |
| Education |
Princeton University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1972–1980 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| Unit |
Army Reserve Signal Corps |
Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. (/əˈliːtoʊ/; born April 1, 1950) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and has served on the court since January 31, 2006.
Raised in Hamilton Township, New Jersey and educated at Princeton University and Yale Law School, Alito served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey and a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit before joining the Supreme Court. He is the 110th justice, the second Italian-American, and the eleventh Roman Catholic to serve on the court.
Alito is considered "one of the most conservative justices on the Court". He has described himself as a "practical originalist". Alito's majority opinions in landmark cases include McDonald v. Chicago and Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.
Alito was born in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Samuel A. Alito, Sr., an Italian immigrant, and the former Rose Fradusco, an Italian-American. Alito's father, now deceased, was a high school teacher and then became the first Director of the New Jersey Office of Legislative Services, a state government position he held from 1952 to 1984. Alito's mother is a retired schoolteacher.
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