Who appointed Clarence Thomas?
Clarence Thomas was born on June 23rd 1948. He is an American lawyer and jurist. He serves as an Associate Justice of the US Supreme court. Thomas is the second-ever African-American in the history of the USA to serve on the Supreme Court, after Marshall who was the first. Thomas has been the longest-serving member…
Clarence Thomas was born on June 23rd 1948. He is an American lawyer and jurist. He serves as an Associate Justice of the US Supreme court.
Thomas is the second-ever African-American in the history of the USA to serve on the Supreme Court, after Marshall who was the first.
Thomas has been the longest-serving member of the Supreme Court with a tenure of over 30 years.
This makes him the most senior associate justice on the Supreme Court of the USA, Thomas was brought up in a poor Gullah community in Savannah (Georgia).
He attended the College of Holy cross and Yale School of Law.
Thomas was later appointed an assistant attorney general in 1974. He then started his private practice. in 1981 he became a member of the US Department of Education.
President Ronald Raegan then appointed Thomas as Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission in 1982.
Thomas was the only African-American member of Danforth’s staff at the time.
Who appointed Clarence Thomas?
He was nominated by President George W.H Bush as the successor of Thurgood Marshall. Thomas has served since 1991.
