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Clarence Thomas

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: George H. W. Bush
Senate confirmation:: Oct 15, 1991
Recorded service:: Nov 4, 1991 – present
Born:: Jun 23, 1948 (age 78)

In plain language

Clarence Thomas, associate justice.
Appointed by George H. W. Bush; confirmed October 15, 1991.
Serving since November 4, 1991.

Decisions on record (2762)

DissentJun 25, 1997 · October Term 1996
Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 23, 1997 · October Term 1996
Rachel Agostini, et al. v. Betty-Louise Felton et al.
ConcurrenceJun 23, 1997 · October Term 1996
Idaho, et al. v. Coeur D'alene Tribe of Idaho, Etc., et al.
DissentJun 23, 1997 · October Term 1996
Aaron Lindh v. James P. Murphy, Warden
MajorityJun 23, 1997 · October Term 1996
Kansas v. Leroy Hendricks
DissentJun 23, 1997 · October Term 1996
Daryll Richardson and John Walker v. Ronnie Lee McKnight
MajorityJun 23, 1997 · October Term 1996
Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company v. Michael Buckley
DissentJun 19, 1997 · October Term 1996
United States of America v. State of Alaska
MajorityJun 19, 1997 · October Term 1996
Lucious Abrams, Jr., G. L. Avery, William Gary Chambers, Sr., and Karen Watson v. Davida Johnson et al.
DissentJun 19, 1997 · October Term 1996
Metropolitan Stevedore Company v. John Rambo et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1997 · October Term 1996
Joseph Roger O'dell, Iii v. J. D. Netherland, Warden, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1997 · October Term 1996
Marvin Klehr, et Ux. v. A. O. Smith Corporation and A. O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc.
MajorityJun 16, 1997 · October Term 1996
Hughes Aircraft Company v. United States, Ex Rel. William J. Schumer
MajorityJun 16, 1997 · October Term 1996
Associates Commercial Corporation v. Elray Rash et Ux.
MajorityJun 16, 1997 · October Term 1996
Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General of Montana v. James H. Armstrong et al.
MajorityJun 9, 1997 · October Term 1996
William Bracy v. Richard B. Gramley, Warden
MajorityJun 9, 1997 · October Term 1996
Marian Johnson, et al. v. Kristine L. Fankell
MajorityJun 9, 1997 · October Term 1996
James E. Gilbert, President, East Stroudsburg University, et al. v. Richard Homar
MajorityJun 9, 1997 · October Term 1996
Eileen Vey v. William J. Clinton, President of the United States, et al.
MajorityJun 2, 1997 · October Term 1996
Walter McMillian v. Monroe County, Alabama
DissentJun 2, 1997 · October Term 1996
Barbara A. De Buono, New York Commissioner of Health, et al. v. Nysa-Ila Medical and Clinical Services Fund, Etc., et al.
MajorityJun 2, 1997 · October Term 1996
Arkansas v. Farm Credit Services of Central Arkansas et al.
MajorityJun 2, 1997 · October Term 1996
Sandra Jean Dale Boggs v. Thomas F. Boggs, Harry M. Boggs and David B. Boggs
DissentJun 2, 1997 · October Term 1996
Saratoga Fishing Company v. J. M. Martinac & Company and Marco Seattle Inc.
MajorityJun 2, 1997 · October Term 1996
Lords Landing Village Condominium Council of Unit Owners v. Continental Insurance Company
MajorityMay 27, 1997 · October Term 1996
United States v. Robert E. Hyde
MajorityMay 27, 1997 · October Term 1996
William Jefferson Clinton v. Paula Corbin Jones
ConcurrenceMay 27, 1997 · October Term 1996
Bernadine Suitum v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
MajorityMay 27, 1997 · October Term 1996
United States v. George Labonte, Alfred Lawrence Hunnewell, and Stephen Dyer
DissentMay 19, 1997 · October Term 1996
Camps Newfound/owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison, Maine, et al.
MajorityMay 19, 1997 · October Term 1996
Gary Edwards and Tana Wood v. Jerry B. Balisok
MajorityMay 19, 1997 · October Term 1996
Jon E. Edmond v. United States
MajorityMay 12, 1997 · October Term 1996
Joyce B. Johnson v. United States
ConcurrenceMay 12, 1997 · October Term 1996
Janet Reno, Attorney General v. Bossier Parish School Board et al.
MajorityMay 12, 1997 · October Term 1996
Inter-Modal Rail Employees Association, et al. v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, et al.
MajorityMay 12, 1997 · October Term 1996
Cary Michael Lambrix v. Harry K. Singletary, Jr., Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
MajorityMay 12, 1997 · October Term 1996
Harbor Tug and Barge Company v. John Papai et Ux.
MajorityApr 28, 1997 · October Term 1996
Michele L. Timmons, Acting Director, Ramsey County Department of Property Records and Revenue, et al. v. Twin Cities Area New Party
MajorityApr 28, 1997 · October Term 1996
Steiney Richards v. Wisconsin
MajorityApr 28, 1997 · October Term 1996
Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County, Oklahoma v. Jill Brown et al.
MajorityApr 28, 1997 · October Term 1996
William Strate, Associate Tribal Judge, Tribal Court of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, et al. v. A-1 Contractors and Lyle Stockert
MajorityApr 21, 1997 · October Term 1996
Linda J. Blessing, Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security v. Cathy Freestone, Etc., et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1997 · October Term 1996
Walker L. Chandler, et al. v. Zell D. Miller, Governor of Georgia, et al.
MajorityApr 14, 1997 · October Term 1996
In Re Eileen Vey
DissentMar 31, 1997 · October Term 1996
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
MajorityMar 31, 1997 · October Term 1996
United States v. David W. Lanier
MajorityMar 31, 1997 · October Term 1996
Thomas Young, et al. v. Kirk Fordice et al.
MajorityMar 31, 1997 · October Term 1996
Martin D. Lambert, Gallatin County Attorney v. Susan Wicklund et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1997 · October Term 1996
Brad Bennett, et al. v. Michael Spear, et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1997 · October Term 1996
Leroy L. Young, et al. v. Ernest Eugene Harper