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APPOINTMENT OF JUSTICE ALITO

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The Chief Justice said: Are you ready to take the oath? Justice Alito said: I am. The Chief Justice said: Raise your right hand and repeat after me. Justice Alito said: I, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., do solemnly swear that I will ad­ minister justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incum­ bent upon me as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God. Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Subscribed and sworn to before me this sixteenth day of February, 2006. John G. Roberts, Jr. Chief Justice The Chief Justice said: Justice Alito, on behalf of all the members of the Court, it is my pleasure to extend to you a very warm welcome as the 110th Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and to wish you a long and happy career in our common calling.