Justice Clarence Thomas is the second African-American appointed to the US Supreme Court. He is an Associate Justice, currently third in seniority, and has been on the bench since October 1991. Justice Thomas is serving his eighteenth Term in 2009-2010.
Clarence Thomas serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, he succeeded Thurgood Marshall the first African-American to serve on the court to become the second to serve in that position.
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Justice Clarence Thomas was the 106th justice to sit on the US Supreme Court.
Justice Clarence Thomas was born in Pin Point,Georgia. He spent his childhood in Savannah, Georgia and later moved to Worcester, Massachusetts
No. Associate Justice Clarence Thomas is a staunch Republican, and widely considered to be one of the most conservative Justices in the Court's history.
Justice Clarence Thomas was nominated by President George H. W. Bush in 1991 to replace Justice Thurgood Marshall, who was retiring. Thomas officially joined the Court in October of that year, and is an incumbent (still sitting). When the 2010-2011 Term began in October, Thomas marked 19 years tenure on the Court.
Clarence Thomas serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, he succeeded Thurgood Marshall the first African-American to serve on the court to become the second to serve in that position.Please see related link below!
Justice Clarence Thomas is responsible for the Eleventh Circuit.
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Justice Clarence Thomas was the 106th justice to sit on the US Supreme Court.
Justice Clarence Thomas has been an incumbent on the US Supreme Court since 1991. He hasn't been replaced.
Justice Clarence Thomas was born in Pin Point,Georgia. He spent his childhood in Savannah, Georgia and later moved to Worcester, Massachusetts
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No. Associate Justice Clarence Thomas is a staunch Republican, and widely considered to be one of the most conservative Justices in the Court's history.
No, he did not. In fact, shortly after Clarence Thomas was confirmed to the Court, Justice Thurgood Marshall told Justice Thomas that "I had to do in my time what I had to do, and you have to do in your time what you have to do." Justice Marshall acknowledged the differences in their perspectives, but they respected each other.
Yes, he is a Republican. Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia are considered the most conservative members of the Court.
No, Clarence Thomas and Vivien Thomas are not related. Clarence Thomas is a United States Supreme Court Justice, while Vivien Thomas was a pioneering African-American surgical technician who helped develop the procedure to treat blue baby syndrome.
President George HW Bush appointed Justice Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court with Justice Thurgood Marshall retired in 1991.
No. Justice Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American on the US Supreme Court. Justice Clarence Thomas is the second African-American US Supreme Court justice. President George HW Bush nominated him in 1991 to replace Thurgood Marshall, who was retiring. Justice Thomas is an incumbent on the bench.