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Samuel Alito Supreme Court nomination information


Samuel Alito Supreme Court nomination
Alito, accompanied by President Bush, speaks at the announcement of the nomination
NomineeSamuel Alito
Nominated byGeorge W. Bush (President of the United States)
SucceedingSandra Day O'Connor (associate justice)
Date nominatedOctober 31, 2005
Date confirmedJanuary 31, 2006
OutcomeApproved by the U.S. Senate
Vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Votes in favor10
Votes against8
ResultReported favorably
Senate confirmation vote
Votes in favor58
Votes against42
ResultConfirmed

On October 31, 2005, President George W. Bush nominated Samuel Alito for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Alito's nomination was confirmed by a 58–42 vote of the United States Senate on January 31, 2006.

Alito was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at the time of his nomination to the Court. He had been appointed to that position by the president's father, President George H. W. Bush in 1990. Leonard Leo played a crucial role in successfully shepherding Alito's appointment through the Senate.[1]

  1. ^ Toobin, Jeffrey (April 10, 2017). "The Conservative Pipeline to the Supreme Court". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

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