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Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Associate Justice of the 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 U.S. Supreme Court. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1975. He previously served on the Third Circuit.Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, January 31, 2006
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2006
- Confirmed
- 58–42
- Education
- Princeton 1972 · Yale Law School 1975
- Succeeded
- Sandra Day O'Connor
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Third Circuit | Bush (R) | voice |
| 2006 | Supreme Court · succeeded Sandra Day O'Connor | Bush (R) | 58–42 |
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 58–42 on January 31, 2006 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 2. Senators link to their PolitiFinder profiles where identified.
Voted to confirm · 58
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- A. Allard(R-CO)
- George Allen(R-VA)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Conrad Burns(R-MT)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Norm Coleman(R-MN)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Larry Craig(R-ID)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Mike DeWine(R-OH)
- Elizabeth Dole(R-NC)
- Pete Domenici(R-NM)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Bill Frist(R-TN)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Chuck Hagel(R-NE)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Trent Lott(R-MS)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Mel Martinez(R-FL)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- E. Nelson(D-NE)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Rick Santorum(R-PA)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Gordon Smith(R-OR)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(R-PA)
- Ted Stevens(R-AK)
- John Sununu(R-NH)
- Jim Talent(R-MO)
- Craig Thomas(R-WY)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- John Warner(R-VA)
Voted against · 42
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Joseph Biden(D-DE)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Lincoln Chafee(R-RI)
- Hillary Clinton(D-NY)
- Mark Dayton(D-MN)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- James Jeffords(I-VT)
- Edward Kennedy(D-MA)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joseph Lieberman(D-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Barack Obama(D-IL)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- John Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Ken Salazar(D-CO)
- Paul Sarbanes(D-MD)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Education
| Princeton University | A.B. | 1972 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 1975 |
Sources
20 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).