Clarence Thomas

  • Appointed by George H. W. Bush
  • Oct 15, 1991 to present (34 years)
Supreme Court
Portrait of Justice Clarence Thomas

Associate Justice

  • Admitted to the Missouri bar in 1974
  • Assistant Attorney General of the State of Missouri, 1974
  • Attorney for the Monsanto Company from 1977 to 1979
  • Legislative assistant to Senator John C. Danforth of Missouri, 1981
  • Chairman of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1982 – 1990
  • Senate confirmed the appointment on October 15, 1991
  • Took his seat October 23, 1991
  • Married Virginia Lamp on May 30, 1987

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