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Samuel A. Alito Jr.

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: George W. Bush
Senate confirmation:: Jan 31, 2006
Recorded service:: Feb 21, 2006 – present
Born:: Apr 1, 1950 (age 76)

In plain language

Samuel A. Alito Jr., associate justice.
Appointed by George W. Bush; confirmed January 31, 2006.
Serving since February 21, 2006.

Decisions on record (1434)

DissentApr 30, 2007 · October Term 2006
United Haulers Association, Inc., et al. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority, et al.
MajorityApr 30, 2007 · October Term 2006
Timothy Scott v. Victor Harris
MajorityApr 30, 2007 · October Term 2006
Ksr International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. et al.
MajorityApr 30, 2007 · October Term 2006
Ec Term of Years Trust v. United States
DissentApr 25, 2007 · October Term 2006
Jalil Abdul-Kabir, Fka Ted Calvin Cole v. Nathaniel Quarterman, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
DissentApr 25, 2007 · October Term 2006
Brent Ray Brewer v. Nathaniel Quarterman, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
DissentApr 25, 2007 · October Term 2006
Laroyce Lathair Smith v. Texas
MajorityApr 18, 2007 · October Term 2006
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Leroy Carhart, et al.
MajorityApr 18, 2007 · October Term 2006
Alphonso James, Jr. v. United States
MajorityApr 17, 2007 · October Term 2006
Linda A. Watters, Commissioner, Michigan Office of Insurance and Financial Services v. Wachovia Bank, N. A., et al.
MajorityApr 17, 2007 · October Term 2006
Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc.
ConcurrenceApr 17, 2007 · October Term 2006
Zuni Public School District No. 89, et al. v. Department of Education, et al.
DissentApr 2, 2007 · October Term 2006
Massachusetts, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al.
MajorityApr 2, 2007 · October Term 2006
Environmental Defense, et al. v. Duke Energy Corporation, et al.
MajorityMar 27, 2007 · October Term 2006
Rockwell International Corp., et al. v. United States et al.
DissentMar 27, 2007 · October Term 2006
Alicia G. Limtiaco, Attorney General of Guam v. Felix P. Camacho, Governor of Guam
MajorityMar 20, 2007 · October Term 2006
Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company
MajorityMar 5, 2007 · October Term 2006
Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation
MajorityMar 5, 2007 · October Term 2006
Keith Lance, et al. v. Mike Coffman, Colorado Secretary of State
MajorityFeb 28, 2007 · October Term 2006
Glen Whorton, Director, Nevada Department of Corrections v. Marvin Howard Bockting
DissentFeb 21, 2007 · October Term 2006
Robert Louis Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Massachusetts, et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 2007 · October Term 2006
Weyerhaeuser Company v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Company, Inc.
MajorityFeb 20, 2007 · October Term 2006
Gary Lawrence v. Florida
MajorityFeb 20, 2007 · October Term 2006
Philip Morris USA v. Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased
MajorityFeb 20, 2007 · October Term 2006
Andre Wallace v. Kristen Kato et al.
MajorityJan 22, 2007 · October Term 2006
Jones v. Bock, Warden, et al.
MajorityJan 22, 2007 · October Term 2006
Pat Osborn v. Barry Haley, et al.
DissentJan 22, 2007 · October Term 2006
John Cunningham v. California
MajorityJan 19, 2007 · October Term 2006
United States v. Juan Resendiz-Ponce
MajorityJan 17, 2007 · October Term 2006
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Luis Alexander Duenas-Alvarez
ConcurrenceJan 10, 2007 · October Term 2006
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Timothy Sorrell
MajorityJan 9, 2007 · October Term 2006
Medimmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 9, 2007 · October Term 2006
Lonnie Lee Burton v. Belinda Stewart, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center
MajorityDec 11, 2006 · October Term 2006
Thomas L. Carey, Warden v. Mathew Musladin
MajorityDec 11, 2006 · October Term 2006
Bp 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.
MajorityDec 5, 2006 · October Term 2006
Jose Antonio Lopez v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
MajorityDec 5, 2006 · October Term 2006
Reymundo Toledo-Flores v. United States
MajorityOct 20, 2006 · October Term 2006
Helen Purcell, Maricopa County Recorder, et al. v. Maria M. Gonzalez et al.
MajorityOct 13, 2006 · October Term 2006
Robert L. Ayers, Jr., Acting Warden v. Fernando Belmontes
DissentJun 29, 2006 · October Term 2005
Salim Ahmed Hamdan v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al.
MajorityJun 29, 2006 · October Term 2005
Eric Michael Clark v. Arizona
MajorityJun 28, 2006 · October Term 2005
Moises Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon
DissentJun 28, 2006 · October Term 2005
League of United Latin American Citizens, et al. v. Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, et al.
Did not participateJun 28, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Ronald Banks, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated
DissentJun 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
United States v. Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez-Lopez
MajorityJun 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
Kansas v. Michael Lee Marsh, Ii
MajorityJun 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
Washington v. Arturo R. Recuenco
ConcurrenceJun 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
Neil Randall, et al. v. William H. Sorrell et al.
MajorityJun 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Pearl Murphy et Vir
MajorityJun 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Dba Labcorp v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc., et al.