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'''Samuel Alito''' is an Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] (2006-). He was appointed by [[George W. Bush]] to fill the seat vacated by [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] after [[Harriet Miers]] was forced to withdraw her nomination.

'''Samuel Alito''' is an Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] (2006-). He was appointed by [[George W. Bush]] to fill the seat vacated by [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] after [[Harriet Miers]] was forced to withdraw her nomination.  Justice Alito's first opinion for the Court, which was unanimous, was in ''Holmes v. South Carolina'', 547 U.S. 319 (2006) (argued on Feb. 22, 2006; decided on May 1, 2006).

In his first 17 months, Justice Alito wrote three major opinions for the Court:

In his first 17 months, Justice Alito wrote three major opinions for the Court: