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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Samuel Alito is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Born on April 1, 1950, he has served in this position since 2006. Justice Alito is known for his conservative legal views and strict interpretation of constitutional originalism.

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“The First Amendment, I think, is the jewel of our Constitution.”

Thinking Firsts Constitution Amendments Jewels First Amendment

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“When I get a case about discrimination, I have to think about people in my own family who suffered discrimination because of their ethnic background or because of religion or because of gender. And I do take that into account.”

People Thinking My Own Cases Accounts Gender Backgrounds Discrimination Ethnic Background

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“I know that some poor immigrants from that era had unrealistic expectations and were disappointed, but I don't think my grandparents were disappointed at all, even though they experienced some very hard times during the Great Depression.”

Thinking Knows Hard Poor Expectations Eras Hard Times Immigrants Disappointed Grandparent Great Depression Unrealistic Expectations

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“I think that what my parents taught me about hard work, optimism and education still holds true.”

Thinking Stills Hard Parent Taught Hard Work Optimism

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“A generation earlier, I think that somebody from my background probably would not have felt fully comfortable at a college like Princeton. But, by the time I graduated from high school, things had changed.”

Thinking School Felt Generations Changed College Comfortable High School Backgrounds Princeton

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“I've learned a lot during my years on the 3rd Circuit, particularly, I think, about the way in which a judge should go about the work of judging. I've learned by doing, by sitting on all of these cases. And I think I've also learned from the examples of some really remarkable colleagues.”

Thinking Way Should Years Cases Example Judging Sitting I've Learned Remarkable Colleagues Circuits

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“When I became a judge, I stopped being a practicing attorney. And that was a big change in role.The role of a practicing attorney is to achieve a desirable result for the client in the particular case at hand. But a judge can't think that way. A judge can't have any agenda, a judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case and a judge certainly doesn't have a client.”

Thinking Way Hands Bigs Results Roles Cases Achieve Particular Judging Outcomes Agendas Clients Desirable Attorney Big Changes

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“I think that Congress's ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary.”

Thinking Reason Ability Equal Congress Judiciary

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“I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception of public opinion.”

Ifs Thinking Made Would Be Decision Opinion Cases Perception Court Public Opinion Legitimacy

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Born: April 1, 1950
Known for: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Quotes: 57

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