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Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Background
Samuel A. Alito Jr. has served as an Associate Justice since January 2006. He previously served for 15 years as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and before that as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey and a Deputy Assistant Attorney General. He is a graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School, and is generally regarded as one of the Court's most consistent conservatives.
Notable opinions (OT2023-OT2025)
| Louisiana v. Callais Louisiana's second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander; Voting Rights Act Section 2 now requires proof of intentional discrimination. source |
| Wolford v. Lopez Hawaii's vampire rule (no concealed carry on private property open to the public without express permission) violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. source |
| Mahmoud v. Taylor Public schools burden parents' religious exercise when they deny opt-outs from LGBTQ-themed instruction; preliminary injunction granted. source |
| Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP South Carolina's congressional map was not an unconstitutional racial gerrymander; courts must presume legislative good faith. source |
Selected notable opinions from the three most recent completed Supreme Court terms. Roles, dates, and vote splits are taken from the linked sources; summaries describe what each opinion held, not the underlying facts.
Money and finances
Disclosure asset range
$2,900,000 to $7,400,000 .
Disclosure asset ranges, not true net worth; disclosures exclude personal residences and retirement accounts.