Bush nominates Alito to U.S. Supreme Court
{{date|October 31, 2005}}
[[Image:Bush-Alito-051031.jpg|thumb|right|Samuel Alito accepting his nomination]]
U.S. President [[w:George W. Bush|George W. Bush]] nominated Judge [[w:Samuel Alito|Samuel Alito]] of [[w:New Jersey|New Jersey]] as [[w:Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court|Associate Justice]] to the [[w:U.S. Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]] in a formal announcement at 8 a.m EST (13:00 UTC) this morning.

Bush called Alito one "of the most accomplished and respected judges in America" and stressed that he has    "more prior judicial experience than any Supreme Court nominee in more than 70 years."

Alito is currently a judge at the 3rd Circuit Appeals Court in Philadelphia. He is viewed as a staunch conservative and has been compared to current Supreme Court justice [[w:Antonin Scalia|Antonin Scalia]].

The nominee, when and if confirmed, would succeed [[w:Sandra Day O'Connor|Justice Sandra Day O'Connor]] who announced her retirement in July. This latest nomination process was made necessary when [[w:Harriet Miers|Harriet Miers]] withdrew herself from consideration after being met with harsh criticism among [[w:DNC|Democrat]] and [[w:GOP|Republican]] lines alike.

The debate over the conservative candidate is expected to be largely partisan, unlike the Harriet Miers nomination that was widely criticized by both legislative parties for her lack of judicial experience.

Alito, 55, has served on his circuit court since 1990 and was originally nominated by President [[w:George H. W. Bush|George Herbert Walker Bush]].

== Sources ==
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|title=Bush chooses US judge Alito for Supreme Court--CNN
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|title=Officials: Bush to nominate Alito to high court
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|date=October 31, 2005}}
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|title=Bush to Nominate Alito to Supreme Court
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|date=October 31, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4392540.stm
|title= Bush choice sets up court battle
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|pub=BBC News
|date=October 31, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9874588/
|title=Officials: Bush picks Alito for Supreme Court
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|pub=MSNBC.com and Associated Press
|date=October 30, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2005-10-31T011554Z_01_KRA104512_RTRUKOC_0_US-BUSH-COURT.xml
|title=Bush expected to announce Supreme Court pick Monday
|author=Steve Holland
|pub=Reuters
|date=October 30, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3425901
|title=Court list narrows to Luttig and Alito
|author=Carol Bohan
|pub=Reuters
|date=October 30, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/hc-miers1030.artoct30,0,2529714.story?coll=hc-headlines-home
|title=Bush's Choices For Court Pared To 2
|author=Jan Crawford Greenburg
|pub=Chicago Tribune
|date=October 30, 2005}}

==References==
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|title=A Look at Alito's Legal Career
|author=Vikas Bajaj
|pub=New York Times
|date=October 31, 2005}}

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Samuel Alito accepting his nomination
U.S. President George W. Bush nominated Judge Samuel Alito of New Jersey as Associate Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court in a formal announcement at 8 a.m EST (13:00 UTC) this morning.

Bush called Alito one "of the most accomplished and respected judges in America" and stressed that he has    "more prior judicial experience than any Supreme Court nominee in more than 70 years."

Alito is currently a judge at the 3rd Circuit Appeals Court in Philadelphia. He is viewed as a staunch conservative and has been compared to current Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia.

The nominee, when and if confirmed, would succeed Justice Sandra Day O'Connor who announced her retirement in July. This latest nomination process was made necessary when Harriet Miers withdrew herself from consideration after being met with harsh criticism among Democrat and Republican lines alike.

The debate over the conservative candidate is expected to be largely partisan, unlike the Harriet Miers nomination that was widely criticized by both legislative parties for her lack of judicial experience.

Alito, 55, has served on his circuit court since 1990 and was originally nominated by President George Herbert Walker Bush.
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