Posted on 01/31/2006 10:28:22 AM PST by katieanna
WASHINGTON - Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. was sworn in as the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice on Tuesday after being confirmed by the Senate in one of the most partisan victories in modern history.
Alito was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts in a private ceremony at the Supreme Court building across from the Capitol at about 12:40 p.m., EDT, court officials said.
Alito and his wife, Martha-Ann Bomgardner, along with other members of the court and their spouses, attended the ceremony in the justices' conference room. The 55-year-old New Jersey jurist took both the constitutional and judicial oaths so he can immediately participate in court decisions.
A better legacy for a retiring Supreme Court Justice would be a legacy of guarding and protecting the U.S. Constitution. Justice O'Conner did achieve a lofty position. In the last few years of her tenure she was discussing scuttling the U.S. Constitution in favor of following international law.
Being a corrupted person of a particular sex does not make the status achieved as a member of that sex an admirable trait. I'd say that she squandered any opportunities to reflect favorably on her sex by her actions.
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