Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr. (əˈliːtoʊ; born April 1, 1950) is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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. He was nominated by President George W. Bush

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 and has served on the court since January 31, 2006.

Raised in Hamilton Township, New Jersey

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 and educated at Princeton University

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 and Yale Law School

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, Alito served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey and a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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 prior to joining the Supreme Court. He is the 110th justice, the second Italian American

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 and the eleventh Roman Catholic to serve on the court.