January 31: Samuel Alito Joins the Supreme Court (2006)
Prayer Idea
Pray for Justice Samuel Alito and his work on the Supreme Court.
History Note
Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on April 1, 1950. He attended Princeton University (where he expressed a desire to become a Supreme Court justice) and Yale Law School.
He clerked for a federal judge before taking several roles in the U.S. Department of Justice. He argued several cases before the Supreme Court.
President George H. W. Bush appointed him to be a federal judge in 1990. President George W. Bush nominated him to the Supreme Court in 2005, and the Senate confirmed him 58-42.
Justice Alito and his wife have a son and a daughter.
Samuel Alito during his confirmation hearings before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in January 2006. Photo by Rob Crandall / Shutterstock.com.
Learn More
At Homeschool History, you can explore our timeline of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. You can also watch Samuel Alito’s opening statement at his confirmation hearings.
