President George W. Bush nominated Associate Justice Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court in October 2005. Alito was confirmed by the Senate 58-42 , with most Republicans and four Democrats backing him.

Samuel Alito, President George W. Bush's nominee for associate justice of the Supreme Court, is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, on ...

At 74, Alito is the second-oldest justice on the bench behind Justice Clarence Thomas, 76, who was appointed to the court by President George H.W. Bush in 1991. Sonia Sotomayor, appointed by ...

Alito, a George W. Bush appointee, said he opposed the order in part because the issue—raised by an appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday—had not properly played out in the ...

A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s executive ...

Alito, a George W. Bush appointee, said he opposed the order in part because the issue—raised by an appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday—had not properly played out in the ...

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In 2005, after White House counsel Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination, President George W. Bush nominated Alito to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. By a ...

Writing in a dissenting opinion Alito, who was nominated by Republican President George W. Bush in 2005, said the court had behaved "hastily and prematurely" without following legal precedents.

Samuel Alito, President George W. Bush's nominee for associate justice of the Supreme Court, is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, on ...