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Clarence Thomas
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Active service.
Confirmed 52 to 48Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush
- Nominated
- July 8, 1991
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- September 10, 1991
- Committee action
- Reported (without recommendation), October 1, 1991
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 52 to 48
- Confirmed
- October 15, 1991
- Commissioned
- October 18, 1991
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1948, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by George H.W. Bush; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended October 23, 1991: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Assistant attorney general, Jefferson City, Missouri, 1974-1977
- Attorney, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri, 1977-1979
- Legislative assistant, U.S. Sen. John C. Danforth of Missouri, 1979-1981
- Assistant secretary for civil rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1981-1982
- Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1982-1990
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