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.
Justice Clarence Thomas was the 106th justice to sit on the US Supreme Court.
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.
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.
Justices Antonin Scala, and Anthony M. Kennedy were appointed by Pres. Reagan. Justice Clarence Thomas was appointed by the first Bush and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer were appointed by Clinton. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel Alito were appointed by the second Bush. Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan were appointed by Obama.
Ultimately, Thomas was confirmed for the Supreme Court; the controversy, however, had a lasting effect on the nation's understanding of sexual harassment.
President George HW Bush appointed Justice Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court with Justice Thurgood Marshall retired in 1991.
Justice Clarence Thomas was the 106th justice to sit on the US Supreme Court.
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Justice Clarence Thomas is only the second of two African-American justices to sit on the US Supreme Court. President Johnson appointed Justice Thurgood Marshall as the first African-American on the Court in 1967. President George H W Bush appointed Clarence Thomas as Thurgood Marshall's successor when Marshall retired in 1991.
Justice Clarence Thomas has been an incumbent on the US Supreme Court since 1991. He hasn't been replaced.
At the moment, Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by George H. W. Bush in 1991, is the only African-American on the Court. He replaced Thurgood Marshall (1967-1991), the first African-American to serve as Supreme Court Justice, upon Marshall's retirement. There have only been two African-Americans on the US Supreme Court to date.
Clarence Thomas
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.
President George HW Bush appointed Justice Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court in October 1991. He is currently an incumbent on the bench.
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.
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.
Yes, he is a Republican. Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia are considered the most conservative members of the Court.