Since 1985, Alito has been married to Martha-Ann Alito (née Bomgardner), once a law librarian, who met Alito during his many trips to the library as a law clerk; she has family roots in Oklahoma. They have two grown children, Philip and Laura. Alito resided with his family in West Caldwell, New Jersey before his Supreme Court nomination. Alito socialized with Judge Edward Roy Becker and his classmate, Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA). Alito has since moved to Washington, D.C.