Samuel Alito
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Background
Samuel Alito is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
President George W. Bush nominated him on October 31, 2005, and he has served on the court since January 31, 2006.
He was appointed a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1990.
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Key facts
- Born
- April 1, 1950, in Trenton, New Jerseysource
- Nominated
- October 31, 2005, by President George W. Bushsource
- Supreme Court service
- Since January 31, 2006source
- Court of Appeals
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, appointed 1990source
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1972; graduated from Princeton University and Yale Law Schoolsource
- Majority opinion
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022)source
WYDE coverage of Samuel Alito
WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Samuel Alito, from Jun 29, 2026 to Jul 7, 2026. Samuel Alito is the regulator in 1 story and a critic in 1 story. The most recent is The Supreme Court Lets Texas Enforce Its App Store Age Verification Law.
The Supreme Court Lets Texas Enforce Its App Store Age Verification Law
Justice Samuel Alito denied emergency bids from an industry group representing Apple and Google and from a student organization, leaving parental consent rules for under-18 app downloads in effect while the First Amendment fight continues.
Jul 7, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator
LegalSupreme Court Rules Geofence Warrants Are a Search Under the Fourth Amendment
In Chatrie v. United States, a 6-3 Supreme Court held that a Google geofence warrant for cellphone location data is a search, putting police location tracking under Fourth Amendment scrutiny.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read · Critic
Reported alongside Samuel Alito
- Supreme Court of the United States · in 2 stories with Samuel Alito
- Google · in 1 story with Samuel Alito
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