biography
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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