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Clarence Thomas
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Clarence Thomas is an American judge, lawyer, and politician who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Born on June 23, 1948, in Pin Point, Georgia, he is a member of the Republican Party and resides in McLean. Thomas is a Catholic of Gullah ethnicity and speaks both English and Gullah. He received his education at Conception Abbey, the College of the Holy Cross, and Yale Law School.
His professional background includes employment with Monsanto and affiliation with the Federalist Society. Thomas is married to Virginia Thomas. He has authored several works, including *On Faith* and *My Grandfather's Son*, which is available in CD and LP formats. Additionally, he is associated with the title *Clarence Thomas--confronting the future*.
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Film & TV
Pin Point, Georgia, US
Known for
- Hollywood Demons — Self (archive sound)2025
- Biden's Decision — Self (archive footage)2024
- Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court — himself (archival footage)2023
- This Is Pop — Self (archive footage)2021
- The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden — Self (archive footage)2020
- Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words — Self2020
- RBG — Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage)2018
- Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie — Self (archive footage)2018
- Fahrenheit 11/9 — Self (archive footage)2018
- RBG — Self (archive footage)2018
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Key facts
- Appointed by
- George H. W. Bush
- Preceded by
- Thurgood Marshall
- Succeeded by
- Judith W. Rogers
- President
- Ronald Reagan , George H. W. Bush
- Born
- ( 1948-06-23 ) June 23, 1948 (age 77) , Pin Point, Georgia , U.S.
- Party
- Republican (since 1980)
- Spouses
- Kathy Ambush ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1984 ) Virginia Lamp ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 )
- Education
- College of the Holy Cross ( BA ) Yale University ( JD )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pin Point
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- Gullah
- Native language
- Gullah
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Academic degree
- Juris Doctor
- Image
- Clarence Thomas official SCOTUS portrait.jpg
- Residence
- McLean
- Significant event
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
- Political ideology
- conservatism in the United States
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- Gullah
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- English language
- affiliation
- Federalist Society
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- ClarenceThomas
- academic major
- English studies
- significant person
- John Danforth
- medical condition
- scoliosis
- influenced by
- Thomas Sowell
- P8168
- ANZAC
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Encyclopedic overview
Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served since 1991 as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 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.
Thomas was born in Pin Point, Georgia. After his father abandoned the family, he was raised by his grandfather in a poor Gullah community near Savannah, Georgia. Growing up as a devout Catholic, Thomas originally intended to be a priest in the Catholic Church but became dissatisfied with its efforts to combat racism and abandoned his aspiration to join the clergy. He graduated with honors from the College of the Holy Cross in 1971 and earned his Juris Doctor in 1974 from Yale Law School. Upon graduating, he was appointed as an assistant attorney general in Missouri and later entered private practice there. He became a legislative assistant to U.S. senator John Danforth in 1979, and was made Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education in 1981. President Ronald Reagan appointed Thomas as Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) the next year.
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