IRVING KRISTOL AWARD &
Honoring Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
President George W. Bush nominated Alito as an associate justice of the Supreme Court in 2005, and he took his seat on January 31, 2006. Over his more than 20 years on the Court, Justice Alito has consistently honored our long-standing legal traditions and the text, logic, structure, and original understanding of the Constitution. Having written legal opinions on topics from free speech and conscience protections to criminal law, the separation of powers, and the significance of judicial precedent, Justice Alito has articulated a distinct and coherent set of principles.
Read the Press Release“Justice Alito has been an extraordinary leader and thinker on the Supreme Court. His opinions vindicating individual liberty, the rule of law, the proper role of the judiciary, and the democratic process have maintained and strengthened our constitutional order over the past two decades. All of us at AEI could not be prouder to honor his exemplary integrity and service to our nation.”
Robert Doar, President, American Enterprise Institute
The highest honor conferred by AEI
The Irving Kristol Award was established in 2002 in honor of AEI Senior Fellow Irving Kristol. It replaced the Institute’s Francis Boyer Award, which had been awarded annually for the previous 25 years.
The Irving Kristol Award is the highest honor conferred by the American Enterprise Institute. AEI gives the award annually to an individual who has made exceptional intellectual and practical contributions to improve government policy, social welfare, or political understanding.
A tradition of honoring exceptional contributions
Earlier recipients include Gerald R. Ford, Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan, Antonin Scalia, and Alan Greenspan.