Samuel Alito Biography: Family, Education, Age, Political Party, Parents, Height, Wife, Children

Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. is an American jurist who has served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court since January 31, 2006.

President George W. Bush nominated him on October 31, 2005. Alito is known for his conservative judicial philosophy and has been a reliable conservative vote on the Supreme Court.

Profile

• Full Name: Samuel Anthony Alito Jr.
• Stage Name: Samuel Alito
• Born: April 1, 1950
• Age: 74 years old
• Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey
• Nationality: American
• Occupation: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
• Height: Unknown
• Parent: Samuel A. Alito and Rose F. Fradusco Alito.
• Siblings: Rosemary Alito
• Spouse: Martha-Ann Bomgardner.
• Children: Laura Alito and Philip Alito.
• Relationship: Married
• Net Worth: $10 million

Early Life And Education

Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on April 1, 1950. He was raised by his parents, Samuel A. Alito and Rose F. Fradusco Alito, and has a sibling named Rosemary Alito.

After graduating from Princeton University, Alito attended Yale Law School, where he served as the Yale Law Journal editor.

Career

After graduating from law school, Samuel Alito clerked for Third Circuit appeals judge Leonard I. Garth in Newark, New Jersey, in 1976 and 1977.

He interviewed with Supreme Court Justice Byron White for a clerkship but was not hired. Between 1977 and 1981, Alito was Assistant United States Attorney, District of New Jersey.

In 1990, President George H.W. Bush chose Alito to serve as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit judge.

He spent 16 years in the court, and during his tenure among the conservative minority, he frequently issued dissenting opinions, including those in Planned Parenthood v.

On October 31, 2005, President George W. Bush chose Alito to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

After contentious confirmation hearings, during which time Senator John Kerry attempted a filibuster, and the American Civil Liberties Union officially opposed his nomination, stating that his record “showed a willingness to support government actions that abridge individual freedoms,” in January 2006, Alito was confirmed by a narrow margin of 58–42.

Social Media

Samuel Alito has no social media accounts.

Personal Life

In 1985, Samuel Alito, the current Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, married Martha-Ann Bomgardner, a law librarian whom he had met during his trips to the library while working as a law clerk.

Together, they have two adult children, Laura Alito and Philip Alito. Alito and his wife, Martha–Ann, have maintained a professional and dedicated relationship throughout their thirty-year marriage.

Net Worth

According to a recent Forbes report, Justice Samuel Alito is the second-wealthiest justice currently serving on the Supreme Court, with an estimated net worth of $10 million.

This places him among the more financially well-off members of the nation’s highest court.