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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.

Good Judges Are Always Open To The Possibility Of Changing Their Minds Based On The Next Brief That They Read, Or The Next Argument That's Made By An Attorney Who's Appearing Before Them, Or A Comment That Is Made By A Colleague During The Conference On The Case When The Judges Privately Discuss The Case.

Part Of Me Wanted To Get A Graduate Degree In Political Science. Had I Done That, I Suppose I Would Have Become A College Professor.

I Think That The Legitimacy Of The Court Would Be Undermined In Any Case If The Court Made A Decision Based On Its Perception Of Public Opinion.

This Was A Time Of Great Intellectual Excitement For Me. Both College And Law School Opened Up New Worlds Of Ideas.