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 |
Latest News about Samuel Anthony Alito Jr.
Justice Samuel Alito wrote a landmark decision in the Supreme Court term ending in June 2026 that weakened the Voting Rights Act, making it harder to bring race discrimination claims challenging election maps. This ruling, which backed President Trump's policies, was part of a term where Alito also wrote decisions restricting asylum seekers' paths, ending deportation protections for immigrants from Haiti and Syria, and expanding gun rights.
NPR retracted an article by journalist Nina Totenberg that mistakenly claimed Justice Alito had announced his retirement from the Supreme Court. A representative from the Supreme Court labeled the report as 'inaccurate,' and NPR updated the story to clarify that Alito has not declared any intention to retire.
Speculation about Justice Alito's future on the Supreme Court intensified after he was reportedly hospitalized following an illness during a Federalist dinner in March 2026. Despite the hospital visit and rumors fueled by his upcoming book release, Alito continues to actively serve on the court with no official announcement regarding retirement.
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Bio/Wiki
| Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. is an American jurist who has served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2006. |
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
| Children |
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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. |