The First Amendment, I Think,

When I Became A Judge, I Stopped Being A Practicing Attorney. And That Was A Big Change In Role.the Role Of A Practicing Attorney Is To Achieve A Desirable Result For The Client In The Particular Case At Hand. But A Judge Can't Think That Way. A Judge Can't Have Any Agenda, A Judge Can't Have Any Preferred Outcome In Any Particular Case And A Judge Certainly Doesn't Have A Client.

When I Get A Case About Discrimination, I Have To Think About People In My Own Family Who Suffered Discrimination Because Of Their Ethnic Background Or Because Of Religion Or Because Of Gender. And I Do Take That Into Account.

After Law School, I Had The Opportunity To Clerk For A Tremendous Judge, Leonard I. Garth, On The U.s. Court Of Appeals For The 3rd Circuit, The Court To Which I Was Appointed In 1990.

I Am Especially Indebted To A 10th Grade English Teacher Who Encouraged Me To Read Great Works Of Literature.

I Can Still Remember The Day, As An Assistant U.s. Attorney, When I Stood Up In Court For The First Time And I Proudly Said, "my Name Is Samuel Alito And I Represent The United States In This Court." It Was A Great Honor For Me To Have The United States As My Client During All Of Those Years.