Clarence Thomas

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Clarence Thomas is an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his conservative judicial philosophy and originalist interpretation of the Constitution.

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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Roman Catholic
human
jurist
lawyer
almaMater College of the Holy Cross
Yale Law School
appointedBy George H. W. Bush
appointedToDCCircuitBy George H. W. Bush
barAdmission Missouri
child Jamal Adeen Thomas
confirmationVoteSenate 52-48
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1948-06-23
degree Bachelor of Arts
Juris Doctor
education College of the Holy Cross
Yale Law School
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Thomas
fullName Clarence Thomas self-link
givenName Clarence
hasPublication My Grandfather’s Son
legalPhilosophy originalism
textualism
memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
nominatedTo Supreme Court of the United States
notableAs second African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
notableCaseInvolvement Bush v. Gore
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
District of Columbia v. Heller
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Shelby County v. Holder
notableFor advocacy of federalism and limits on federal power
being one of the longest-serving current justices on the U.S. Supreme Court
conservative judicial philosophy
frequent concurring and dissenting opinions
originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution
skepticism of substantive due process
occupation judge
lawyer
partyAffiliation Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
placeOfBirth Pin Point, Georgia, United States
politicalAlignment conservative
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
predecessor Thurgood Marshall
previousPosition Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
publicationType autobiography
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Washington metropolitan area
surface form: Washington, D.C. area
serviceEndDCCircuit 1991
serviceEndEEOC 1990
serviceStartDCCircuit 1990
serviceStartEEOC 1982
spouse Virginia Thomas
startTime 1991-10-23
subjectOf Anita Hill sexual harassment allegations during 1991 confirmation hearings

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Thoroughgood Marshall succeededBy Clarence Thomas
subject surface form: Thurgood Marshall
October Term 2012 associateJustice Clarence Thomas
Grutter v. Bollinger dissentBy Clarence Thomas
Romer v. Evans dissentingJustices Clarence Thomas
Gratz v. Bollinger joinedMajorityJustice Clarence Thomas
Lawrence v. Texas (in part) dissentBy Clarence Thomas
subject surface form: Lawrence v. Texas
Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018) majorityJoinedBy Clarence Thomas
subject surface form: Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
California v. Texas joinedByInMajority Clarence Thomas
King v. Burwell dissentingJustices Clarence Thomas
Shaw v. Reno joinedByInMajority Clarence Thomas
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education dissentingOpinionBy Clarence Thomas
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Alden v. Maine joinedByInMajority Clarence Thomas
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Rehnquist Court compositionIncludes Clarence Thomas
Jamal Adeen Thomas father Clarence Thomas
Jamal Adeen Thomas relative Clarence Thomas
Jamal Adeen Thomas hasLivingParent Clarence Thomas
My Grandfather’s Son author Clarence Thomas
My Grandfather’s Son mainSubject Clarence Thomas
opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld opposedBy Clarence Thomas
this entity surface form: Justice Clarence Thomas
Kelo v. City of New London hasDissentingOpinionBy Clarence Thomas
this entity surface form: Justice Clarence Thomas
Clarence hasNotableBearer Clarence Thomas
EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc. dissentingOpinionBy Clarence Thomas
this entity surface form: Justice Clarence Thomas
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton dissentBy Clarence Thomas
Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth dissentBy Clarence Thomas
this entity surface form: Justice Clarence Thomas
Alexander v. Sandoval joinedByInMajority Clarence Thomas
St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks joinedByInMajority Clarence Thomas
this entity surface form: Justice Clarence Thomas
Stenberg v. Carhart dissentBy Clarence Thomas
United States v. Booker dissentBy Clarence Thomas