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Samuel A. Alito Jr.

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by the Senate 58–42, Samuel A. Alito Jr. is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1975. He previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. 138 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Born
1950 · age 76
Appointed by
George W. Bush, 2006
Confirmed
58–42
Education
Princeton 1972 · Yale Law School 1975
Succeeded
Sandra Day O'Connor

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1990Third Circuit
succeeded John Joseph Gibbons
G.H.W. Bush (R)Voice vote
2006Supreme Court
succeeded Sandra Day O'Connor
G.W. Bush (R)58–42

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 58–42 on January 31, 2006 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 2. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 58

4 D, 54 R

Voted against · 42

40 D, 1 R, 1 I

Education

Princeton UniversityA.B.1972
Yale Law SchoolJ.D.1975

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

Law clerk, Hon. Leonard I. Garth, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit1976-1977
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey1977-1981
Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice1981-1985
Deputy assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice1985-1987
U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey1987-1990

Opinions of the Court

Alito delivered 138 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 2005 – October Term 2025). Most cited: Cordell Pearson, et al. v. Afton Callahan (13,928 citations).

YearCaseCitationCited
2026Mullin v. Doe609 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Mullin v. Al Otro Lado609 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Wolford v. Lopez609 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Pung v. Isabella County609 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Louisiana v. Callais608 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton––
2025Mahmoud v. Taylor606 U.S. 522 (2025)38
2025Riley v. Bondi606 U.S. 259 (2025)44
2025CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp.605 U.S. 223 (2025)9
2025FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC604 U.S. 542 (2025)15
2025City and County of San Francisco v. EPA604 U.S. 334 (2025)13
2025Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.604 U.S. 305 (2025)37
2024Campos-Chaves v. Garland602 U.S. 447 (2024)34
2024Thornell v. Jones602 U.S. 154 (2024)26
2024Brown v. United States602 U.S. 101 (2024)37
2024Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP602 U.S. 1 (2024)18
2023Department of Education v. Brown600 U.S. 551 (2023)75
2023Groff v. DeJoy600 U.S. 447 (2023)277
2023Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic Int’l, Inc.600 U.S. 412 (2023)44
2023Smith v. United States599 U.S. 236 (2023)36
2023Sackett v. EPA598 U.S. 651 (2023)52
2023Percoco v. United States598 U.S. 319 (2023)29
2022Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization597 U.S. 215 (2022)482
2022Vega v. Tekoh597 U.S. 134 (2022)149
2022Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana596 U.S. 639 (2022)205
2022Garland v. Gonzalez596 U.S. 543 (2022)65
2022FBI v. Fazaga595 U.S. 344 (2022)6
2022Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, P. S. C.595 U.S. 267 (2022)0
2021Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee594 U.S. 647 (2021)94
2021Johnson v. Guzman Chavez594 U.S. 523 (2021)224
2021Collins v. Yellen594 U.S. 220 (2021)79
2021San Antonio v. Hotels.com, L. P.593 U.S. 330 (2021)23
2021Chicago v. Fulton592 U.S. 154 (2021)44
2020United States v. Briggs592 U.S. 69 (2020)21
2020Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru591 U.S. ___ (2020)–
2020Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam591 U.S. 103 (2020)639
2020Babb v. Wilkie589 U.S. 399 (2020)279
2020Kansas v. Garcia589 U.S. 191 (2020)120
2020Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma589 U.S. 178 (2020)145
2020Hernández v. Mesa589 U.S. 93 (2020)35
2019Mitchell v. Wisconsin588 U.S. 840 (2019)152
2019Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Thomas588 U.S. 504 (2019)128
2019Dutra Group v. Batterton588 U.S. 358 (2019)71
2019American Legion v. American Humanist Assn.588 U.S. 29 (2019)30
2019Gamble v. United States587 U.S. 678 (2019)238
2019Republic of Sudan v. Harrison587 U.S. 1 (2019)116
2019Nielsen v. Preap586 U.S. 392 (2019)–
2018Janus v. State, County, and Municipal Employees585 U.S. 878 (2018)545
2018Abbott v. Perez585 U.S. 579 (2018)232
2018Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute584 U.S. 756 (2018)54
2018Koons v. United States584 U.S. 700 (2018)60
2018Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn.584 U.S. 453 (2018)310
2018Ayestas v. Davis584 U.S. 28 (2018)97
2017Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Ca.582 U.S. 255 (2017)2355
2017Matal v. Tam582 U.S. 218 (2017)0
2017Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates581 U.S. 433 (2017)603
2017Cty. of Los Angeles v. Mendez581 U.S. 420 (2017)398
2017Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon581 U.S. 271 (2017)206
2017Sca Hygiene Prods. Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Prods., Llc580 U.S. 328 (2017)191
2016Salman v. United States––
2016Birchfield v. North Dakota579 U.S. 438 (2016)1440
2016Rjr Nabisco Inc. v. European Community579 U.S. 325 (2016)–
2016Taylor v. United States579 U.S. 301 (2016)–
2016Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins578 U.S. 330 (2016)7043
2016Ocasio v. United States578 U.S. 282 (2016)160
2016Nichols v. United States578 U.S. 104 (2016)–
2016Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin v. United States577 U.S. 250 (2016)660
2015Glossip v. Gross576 U.S. 863 (2015)858
2015Davis v. Ayala576 U.S. 257 (2015)836
2015Ohio v. Clark576 U.S. 237 (2015)539
2015Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States Ex Rel. Carter575 U.S. 650 (2015)129
2015City and County of San Francisco, California v. Sheehan575 U.S. 600 (2015)1017
2015Comptroller of the Treasury v. Wynne575 U.S. 542 (2015)162
2015B&b Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Indus., Inc.575 U.S. 138 (2015)222
2015Holt v. Hobbs574 U.S. 352 (2015)–
2014Harris v. Quinn573 U.S. 616 (2014)–
2014Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores573 U.S. 682 (2014)–
2014Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc.572 U.S. 915 (2014)159
2014Plumhoff v. Rickard572 U.S. 765 (2014)1723
2014Northwest, Inc. v. Ginsberg572 U.S. 273 (2014)212
2014Fernandez v. California571 U.S. 292 (2014)229
2013Atlantic Marine Constr. Co. v. United States Dist. Court for Western Dist. of Tex.571 U.S. 49 (2013)3278
2013Burt v. Titlow571 U.S. 12 (2013)2081
2013Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl570 U.S. 637 (2013)164
2013Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Mgmt. Dist.570 U.S. 595 (2013)373
2013Maetta Vance, Petitioner v. Ball State University570 U.S. 421 (2013)946
2013Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc., Petitioner v. Karen L. Bartlett570 U.S. 472 (2013)–
2013Genovevo Salinas, Petitioner v. Texas570 U.S. 178 (2013)291
2013Mark J. McBurney, et al., Petitioners v. Nathaniel L. Young, Deputy Commissioner and Director, Virginia Division of Child Support Enforcement, et al.569 U.S. 221 (2013)478
2013James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, et al., Petitioners v. Amnesty International USA et al.568 U.S. 398 (2013)3172
2013Deborah K. Johnson, Acting Warden, Petitioner v. Tara Sheneva Williams568 U.S. 289 (2013)1086
2012Dianne Knox, et al., Petitioners v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1000567 U.S. 298 (2012)944
2012Williams v. Illinois567 U.S. 50 (2012)994
2012Michael Shane Christopher, et al., Petitioners v. Smithkline Beecham Corporation Dba Glaxosmithkline567 U.S. 142 (2012)629
2012Kouichi Taniguchi, Petitioner v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd., Dba Marianas Resort and Spa566 U.S. 560 (2012)575
2012Charles a. Rehberg, Petitioner v. James P. Paulk566 U.S. 356 (2012)808
2012Federal Aviation Administration, et al., Petitioners v. Stanmore Cawthon Cooper566 U.S. 284 (2012)461
2012Carol Howes, Warden, Petitioner v. Randall Lee Fields565 U.S. 499 (2012)785
2011Willie Gene Davis, Petitioner v. United States564 U.S. 229 (2011)–
2011United States, Petitioner v. Jicarilla Apache Nation564 U.S. 162 (2011)259
2011Global-Tech Appliances, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Seb S.a.563 U.S. 754 (2011)600
2011Kentucky, Petitioner, v. Hollis Deshaun King563 U.S. 452 (2011)1457
2011Ashbel T. Wall, II, Director, Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Khalil Kholi562 U.S. 545 (2011)328
2011Doretha H. Henderson, Authorized Representative of David L. Henderson, Deceased, Petitioner v. Eric K. Shineski, Secretary of Veterans Affairs562 U.S. 428 (2011)1451
2011National Aeronautics and Space Administration, et al., Petitioners v. Robert M. Nelson et al.562 U.S. 134 (2011)–
2010Otis McDonald, et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al.561 U.S. 742 (2010)2024
2010Monsanto Company, et al. v. Geertson Seed Farms et al.561 U.S. 139 (2010)922
2010Jan Hamilton, Chapter 13 Trustee v. Stephanie Kay Lanning560 U.S. 505 (2010)–
2010Stolt-Nielsen S. a., et al. v. Animalfeeds International Corp.559 U.S. 662 (2010)1358
2010Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. v. Kenny a., by His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al.559 U.S. 542 (2010)–
2010Jerry N. Jones, et al. v. Harris Associates L. P.559 U.S. 335 (2010)–
2010Mac'S Shell Service, Inc., et al. v. Shell Oil Products Co. Llc et al.559 U.S. 175 (2010)–
2010State of South Carolina v. State of North Carolina558 U.S. 256 (2010)–
2009Thomas C. Horne, Superintendent, Arizona Public Instruction v. Miriam Flores et al.557 U.S. 433 (2009)617
2009Edmund Boyle v. United States556 U.S. 938 (2009)823
2009Hawaii et al. v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs et al.556 U.S. 163 (2009)–
2009State of Kansas, Plaintiff v. State of Colorado556 U.S. 98 (2009)–
2009Pleasant Grove City, Utah et al. v. Summum555 U.S. 460 (2009)739
2009Lisa Fitzgerald, et Vir v. Barnstable School Committee et al.555 U.S. 246 (2009)493
2009Cordell Pearson, et al. v. Afton Callahan555 U.S. 223 (2009)13928
2008Davis v. FEC554 U.S. 724 (2008)1183
2008Allison Engine Company, Inc., et al. v. United States Ex Rel. Roger L. Sanders and Roger L. Thacker553 U.S. 662 (2008)340
2008Richlin Security Service Company v. Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security553 U.S. 571 (2008)271
2008Myrna Gomez-Perez v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General553 U.S. 474 (2008)274
2008United States v. Gino Rodriquez553 U.S. 377 (2008)215
2008Meadwestvaco Corporation, Successor in Interest to the Mead Corporation v. Illinois Department of Revenue et al553 U.S. 16 (2008)–
2008Allen Snyder v. Louisiana552 U.S. 472 (2008)1296
2007National Association of Home Builders, et al. v. Defenders of Wildlife et al.551 U.S. 644 (2007)939
2007Jay F. Hein, Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, et al. v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., et al.551 U.S. 587 (2007)469
2007Lilly M. Ledbetter v. the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc.550 U.S. 618 (2007)539
2007Alphonso James, Jr. v. United States550 U.S. 192 (2007)1145
2007Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company549 U.S. 443 (2007)629
2007Glen Whorton, Director, Nevada Department of Corrections v. Marvin Howard Bockting549 U.S. 406 (2007)725
2006Bp America Production Company, Successor in Interest to Amoco Production Company, et al. v. Rejane Burton, Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, et al.549 U.S. 84 (2006)179
2006Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Pearl Murphy et Vir548 U.S. 291 (2006)528
2006Jeanne S. Woodford, et al. v. Viet Mike Ngo548 U.S. 81 (2006)8220
2006Jacob Zedner v. United States547 U.S. 489 (2006)522
2006Bobby Lee Holmes v. South Carolina547 U.S. 319 (2006)1409

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Samuel A. Alito Jr.?
President George W. Bush appointed Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the Supreme Court of the United States in 2006.
Was Samuel A. Alito Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Samuel A. Alito Jr. was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s confirmation vote?
The Senate confirmed Samuel A. Alito Jr. 58–42 on January 31, 2006.
Which court is Samuel A. Alito Jr. on?
Samuel A. Alito Jr. is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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20 years on the Supreme Court of the United States. Data as of 2026-09-14. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).