Supreme Court of the United States
1 First Street, Northeast
Washington, DC 20543
Full Name:
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Martha-Ann; 2 Children: Philip, Laura
Birth Date:
04/01/1950
Birth Place:
Trenton, NJ
Home City:
West Caldwell, NJ
JD, Yale Law School, 1975
AB, Princeton University, 1972
No political experience information on file.
No caucus information on file.
Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, 2006-present
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1990-2006
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, January 31, 2006
Nominated by President George W. Bush, Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, November 10, 2005
United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, 1987-1990
Nominated by President George W. Bush, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, February 20, 1990
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, April 27, 1990
Deputy Assistant United States Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, 1985-1987
Assistant to the United States Solicitor General, United States Department of Justice, 1981-1985
Assistant United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, 1977-1981
Law Clerk, Honorable Leonard I. Garth, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1976-1977
Lifetime Fellow, American Bar Foundation, October 2000-present
Honorary Member, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, April 2003-present
Member, National Italian American Foundation International Law Institute, 2005-present
Member, Constitution Project Sentencing Initiative, 2004-present
Advisory Board Member, Yale Law Journal Advisory Board, 2004-present
Member, American Law Institute, 2003-present
Member, Knollwood Tennis Club, 2003-present
Member, American Judicature Society, 2002-present
Member, National Italian American Foundation, 2002-present
Advisory Board, Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey, 1988-present
Member, Princeton Alumni Association of Essex County, New Jersey, 1987-present
Member, Yale Law School Alumni Association of New Jersey, 1987-present
Member, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, 1983-present
Member, New York State Bar Association, 1982-present
Member, Essex County Bar Association, 1975-present
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1975-present
Former Member, Concerned Alumni of Princeton
Chair, Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2001-2005
Member, Princeton Schools Committee of Essex County, 1998-2003
Member, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1997-2001
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 1991-2000
Member, Seton Hall Law School Self Study Committee, 1999-2000
Member, Princeton Alumni Council Careers Committee, 1989-1991, 1993-1994
Chair, Careers Committee, Princeton Alumni Council Careers Committee, 1991-1993
Advisory Board Member, Federal Sentencing Reporter (Vera Institute for Justice), 1988-1993
Executive Committee, Lawyers' Advisory Committee for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1987-1990
Member, National Environmental Enforcement Council, 1987-1990
Member, Executive Board of Federal Practice and Procedure Committee, New Jersey State Bar Association, 1987-1989
Member, Princeton Club of Washington, DC, 1983-1987