Alito '72 nominated for Supreme Court seat

Dwyer also disagreed with Alito's nickname of "Scalito," which refers to his supposed similarity to conservative Justice Antonin Scalia.

"[Alito] is involved in the philosophy of judicial restraint, and Scalia at least pretends to be involved as well, though I'm not so sure after reading some of his opinions," Dwyer said. "[But Alito's] track record throughout is going to be so solid that there's no way you can put any kind of ... label on him."

Christian Burset