Samuel Alito
Samuel Alito
Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr.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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSupreme Court Justice
Date of Birth1 April 1950
CityTrenton, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
school opportunity law
After law school, I had the opportunity to clerk for a tremendous judge, Leonard I. Garth, on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, the court to which I was appointed in 1990.
school college thinking
A generation earlier, I think that somebody from my background probably would not have felt fully comfortable at a college like Princeton. But, by the time I graduated from high school, things had changed.
school college law
This was a time of great intellectual excitement for me. Both college and law school opened up new worlds of ideas.
strong memories school
I attended the public schools.And I have happy memories and strong memories of those days and good memories of the good sense and the decency of my friends and my neighbors.
school home government
I assume that those who cling to old beliefs will be able to whisper their thoughts in the recesses of their homes, but if they repeat those views in public, they will risk being labeled as bigots and treated as such by governments, employers, and schools.
apply hints previous standard
I need to apply the same standard that previous nominees have applied, and that's no hints and no previews. I can't opine on them here off the cuff.
case court issues legal none presented seems supreme
None of the legal issues presented by this case seems to warrant Supreme Court review.
achieve attorney case certainly client desirable judge outcome particular practicing preferred result role
The role of a practicing attorney is to achieve a desirable result for the client in the particular case at hand. But a judge can't think that way. A judge can't have any agenda, a judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case and a judge certainly doesn't have a client.
added issues ordinary
This is not an ordinary lawsuit, and the issues may consequently take on added significance.
attorney case deal expression great happened law point since time true views
The things that I said in the 1985 memo were a true expression of my views at the time from my vantage point as an attorney in the Solicitor General's office. But that was 20 years ago and a great deal has happened in the case law since then.
judge outcome particular preferred
A judge can't have any agenda. A judge can't have a preferred outcome in any particular case.
country
This is a way for me to make a contribution to the country and society.
attorney general issue question raise
I do not question that the attorney general should have this immunity. But for tactical reasons, I would not raise the issue here.
inexorable
But I've also said it's not an inexorable command.