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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)

DissentMar 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Minnesota, et al. v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians et al.
ConcurrenceMar 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
Kumho Tire Company, Ltd., et al. v. Patrick Carmichael, Etc., et al.
ConcurrenceMar 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
South Central Bell Telephone Company, et al. v. Alabama et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1999 · October Term 1998
Central State University v. American Association of University Professors, Central State University Chapter
MajorityMar 22, 1999 · October Term 1998
Vincent F. Rivera v. Florida Department of Corrections
MajorityMar 8, 1999 · October Term 1998
Barbara Schwarz v. National Security Agency et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company, et al. v. Delores Scott Sullivan et al.
DissentMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F., a Minor By His Mother and Next Friend, Charlene F.
DissentMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 1309 v. Department of the Interior et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
The Federal Republic of Germany et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
Terry Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Walter Lagrand
DissentMar 2, 1999 · October Term 1998
Francois Holloway, Aka Abdu Ali v. United States
MajorityMar 2, 1999 · October Term 1998
Manuel Dejesus Peguero v. United States
MajorityMar 2, 1999 · October Term 1998
Arizona Department of Revenue v. Blaze Construction Company, Inc.
MajorityFeb 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al. v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
Your Home Visiting Nurse Services, Inc. v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services
MajorityFeb 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
National Collegiate Athletic Association v. R. M. Smith
ConcurrenceJan 25, 1999 · October Term 1998
Department of Commerce, et al. v. United States House of Representatives et al.
ConcurrenceJan 25, 1999 · October Term 1998
AT&T Corporation, et al. v. Iowa Utilities Board et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1999 · October Term 1998
Hughes Aircraft Company, et al. v. Stanley I. Jacobson et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1999 · October Term 1998
Department of the Army v. Blue Fox, Inc.
DissentJan 20, 1999 · October Term 1998
Vicky M. Lopez, et al. v. Monterey County et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1999 · October Term 1998
Humana Inc., et al. v. Mary Forsyth et al.
ConcurrenceJan 13, 1999 · October Term 1998
City of West Covina v. Lawrence Perkins et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1999 · October Term 1998
Jane M. Roberts, Guardian for Wanda Y. Johnson v. Galen of Virginia, Inc., Formerly Dba Humana Hospital University of Louisville, Dba University of Louisville Hospital
MajorityJan 12, 1999 · October Term 1998
El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd. v. Tsui Yuan Tseng
ConcurrenceJan 12, 1999 · October Term 1998
Victoria Buckley, Secretary of State of Colorado v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1999 · October Term 1998
In Re Michael Kennedy
MajorityDec 14, 1998 · October Term 1998
Michael A. Haddle v. Jeanette G. Garrison, et al.
MajorityDec 14, 1998 · October Term 1998
Nynex Corporation, et al. v. Discon, Incorporated
MajorityDec 14, 1998 · October Term 1998
Arthur Calderon, Warden v. Russell Coleman
MajorityDec 8, 1998 · October Term 1998
Patrick Knowles v. Iowa
MajorityDec 8, 1998 · October Term 1998
Sylvester Mosley v. United States
ConcurrenceDec 1, 1998 · October Term 1998
Minnesota v. Wayne Thomas Carter
MajorityNov 16, 1998 · October Term 1998
Ceasar Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corporation et al.
MajorityNov 10, 1998 · October Term 1998
Wayne K. Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc.
ConcurrenceNov 3, 1998 · October Term 1998
Naomi Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1998 · October Term 1997
Angel Jaime Monge v. California
DissentJun 26, 1998 · October Term 1997
Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Kimberly B. Ellerth
DissentJun 26, 1998 · October Term 1997
Beth Ann Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
DissentJun 25, 1998 · October Term 1997
Swidler & Berlin and James Hamilton v. United States
MajorityJun 25, 1998 · October Term 1997
William J. Clinton, President of the United States, et al. v. City of New York, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 25, 1998 · October Term 1997
Eastern Enterprises v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 25, 1998 · October Term 1997
National Endowment for the Arts, et al. v. Karen Finley, et al.
DissentJun 25, 1998 · October Term 1997
Randon Bragdon v. Sidney Abbott, et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1998 · October Term 1997
United States v. Aloyzas Balsys
MajorityJun 22, 1998 · October Term 1997
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole v. Keith M. Scott
MajorityJun 22, 1998 · October Term 1997
Wisconsin Department of Corrections, et al. v. Keith D. Schacht
MajorityMay 15, 1998 · October Term 1997
Lewis v. Brunswick Corp.
MajorityMar 23, 1998 · October Term 1997
Caterpillar Inc. v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America