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Clarence Thomas

Supreme Court Justice

U.S. Supreme Court

Joined the courtOct 23, 199134 years
Appointed byGeorge H. W. BushLife tenure
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34Years on the court
78Age

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About

Clarence Thomas is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991. Nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Thurgood Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and the second longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court justice in history.

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Judicial Record

67Cases OT2025
84%In the Majority
11Dissents
6Majority Opinions

28 opinions written this term, counting concurrences and dissents

Recent decisions

Sided with, OT2025

Positions as recorded by The Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al., 2026 Release 01). “Sided with” counts cases where both justices took part; concurring counts with the majority.

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