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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)

ConcurrenceJun 24, 2002 · October Term 2001
Be & K Construction Company v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
DissentJun 24, 2002 · October Term 2001
William Joseph Harris v. United States
MajorityJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Gonzaga University and Roberta S. League v. John Doe
DissentJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Daryl Renard Atkins v. Virginia
DissentJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Rush Prudential Hmo, Inc. v. Debra C. Moran et al.
ConcurrenceJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Warren Christopher, Former Secretary of State, et al. v. Jennifer K. Harbury
MajorityJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
City of Columbus, et al. v. Ours Garage and Wrecker Service, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Utah, et al. v. Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., et al. v. Village of Stratton et al.
MajorityJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
Kay Barnes, Etc., et al. v. Jeffrey Gorman
MajorityJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Christopher Drayton and Clifton Brown, Jr.
DissentJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
Tom L. Carey, Warden v. Tony Eugene Saffold
DissentJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Fior D'italia, Inc.
MajorityJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
Martin Horn, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. v. George E. Banks
DissentJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Robert J. Devlin v. Robert A. Scardelletti et al.
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
David R. McKune, Warden, et al. v. Robert G. Lile
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Mario Echazabal
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Jpmorgan Chase Bank v. Traffic Stream (Bvi) Infrastructure Limited
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Abner Morgan, Jr.
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Franconia Associates, et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 3, 2002 · October Term 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Charles Zandford
MajorityJun 3, 2002 · October Term 2001
The Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gary Bradford Cone
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Festo Corporation v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd., et al.
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority et al.
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Gary E. Gisbrecht, Barbara A. Miller, and Nancy Sandine v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security
MajorityMay 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Leonard Cotton, Marquette Hall, Lamont Thomas, Matilda Hall, Jovan Powell, Jesus Hall, and Stanley Hall, Jr.
MajorityMay 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Verizon Md. Inc. v. Public Service Comm'n of Md.
DissentMay 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Alabama v. Lereed Shelton
MajorityMay 13, 2002 · October Term 2001
City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 13, 2002 · October Term 2001
Verizon Communications Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, et al.
MajorityMay 13, 2002 · October Term 2001
John Ashcroft, Attorney General v. American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
MajorityMay 13, 2002 · October Term 2001
Paul D. Lapides v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, et al.
ConcurrenceApr 29, 2002 · October Term 2001
Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Western States Medical Center et al.
ConcurrenceApr 29, 2002 · October Term 2001
US Airways, Inc. v. Robert Barnett
DissentApr 23, 2002 · October Term 2001
Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc., et al. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency et al.
DissentApr 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Sandra L. Craft
ConcurrenceApr 16, 2002 · October Term 2001
John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General, et al. v. the Free Speech Coalition et al.
MajorityApr 1, 2002 · October Term 2001
Wanda Adams, et al. v. Florida Power Corporation and Florida Progress Corporation
MajorityApr 1, 2002 · October Term 2001
Sao Paulo State of the Federative Republic of Brazil v. American Tobacco Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityMar 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Walter Mickens, Jr. v. John Taylor, Warden
MajorityMar 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Cleveland B. Walton
MajorityMar 26, 2002 · October Term 2001
Department of Housing and Urban Development v. Pearlie Rucker et al.
MajorityMar 19, 2002 · October Term 2001
Tracy Ragsdale, et al. v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
ConcurrenceMar 19, 2002 · October Term 2001
Leonard Edelman v. Lynchburg College
DissentMar 4, 2002 · October Term 2001
New York et al. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission et al.
MajorityMar 4, 2002 · October Term 2001
Cornelius P. Young, et Ux. v. United States
MajorityMar 4, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Alphonso Vonn
MajorityFeb 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Lance Raygor and James Goodchild v. Regents of the University of Minnesota, et al.