Samuel Alito

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Samuel Alito- 55, born in Trenton, New Jersey

Nickname:

Scalito, which suggests his judicial philosophy is similar to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

Federal Judicial Service:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Nominated by George W. Bush on Feb. 20, 1990 to a seat vacated by John Joseph Gibbons; confirmed by the Senate on April 27, 1990, and received commission on April 30, 1990.

Education:

Princeton University, A.B.,1972

Yale Law School, J.D., 1975

Professional Career:

Law Clerk, Hon. Leonard I. Garth, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1976-1977

Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey, 1977-1981

Assistant to the U.S. solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1981-1985

Deputy assistant U.S. attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1985-1987

U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, 1987-1990

Important case:

Alito upheld a Pennsylvania pro-life law that the United States Supreme Court overturned in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Alito wrote an opinion in which he argued for a standard to permit any restriction on abortion.

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