Quick Info
| Profession | Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 01/04/1950 |
| Age | 76 years |
| Birthplace | Trenton, New Jersey, USA |
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Personal Life
| Raised in | Hamilton Township, New Jersey |
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Relationships & More
| Spouse | Martha-Ann Bomgardner (married 1985) |
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Family
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| Parents | Samuel Sr. (father), Rose (mother) |
Career
| 1976-1977 | Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
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| 1977-1980 | Assistant U.S. Attorney, New Jersey |
| 1981-1985 | Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General |
| 1985-1987 | Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel |
| 1987-1990 | U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey |
| 1990-2006 | Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| 2006-present | Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court |
| 1977-1981 | Assistant U.S. Attorney, New Jersey |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. All four grandparents immigrated from Italy. | |
| 2. Valedictorian at his high school. | |
| 3. Argued 12 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. | |
| 4. Known as a 'practical originalist'. | |
| 5. Member of the Supreme Court's conservative bloc. | |
| 6. Graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University. | |
| 7. Father was born in Italy. | |
| 8. Second Italian American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court after Antonin Scalia. |