Samuel Alito
Associate Justice
Court
Score
76/100 · High Risk
Tenure
Associate Justice since 2006
About
Samuel A. Alito Jr. has served as Associate Justice since 2006, appointed by President George W. Bush. A Princeton and Yale Law graduate, he served as a federal prosecutor and U.S. Attorney before joining the Third Circuit. Alito authored the majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson (2022). ProPublica reporting revealed he accepted undisclosed luxury fishing trips from Republican donors with cases before the Court, and that an Appeal to Heaven flag associated with the January 6 movement was flown outside his Virginia home.
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | N/A (appointed) | |
| Corporate total | N/A | |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | N/A | |
| Oil & gas / fossil | N/A | |
| Pharma / healthcare | N/A | |
| Defense | N/A | |
| Wall Street / finance | N/A | |
| Big Tech | N/A |
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- ProPublica: accepted luxury vacations from Paul Singer, hedge fund billionaire with cases before the Court
- Singer's hedge fund had multiple cases before SCOTUS while Alito accepted his hospitality, refused to recuse
- Flew American flag upside down day after Jan. 6, partisan signal controversy
- Flew Appeal to Heaven flag at vacation home, symbol adopted by Christian nationalist movement
- Called himself a 'practical originalist', critics say originalism applied selectively