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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)

ConcurrenceMar 7, 2005 · October Term 2004
Reginald Shepard v. United States
DissentMar 7, 2005 · October Term 2004
Claude M. Ballard, et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityMar 2, 2005 · October Term 2004
George J. Tenet, Individually, Porter J. Goss, Director of Central Intelligence and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and United States v. John Doe, et Ux.
DissentMar 1, 2005 · October Term 2004
Donald P. Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Christopher Simmons
MajorityMar 1, 2005 · October Term 2004
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation v. Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.
DissentFeb 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Garrison S. Johnson v. California et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Melvin T. Smith v. Massachusetts
MajorityFeb 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Willard Stewart v. Dutra Construction Company
MajorityJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Illinois v. Roy I. Caballes
MajorityJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. John W. Banks, Ii
MajorityJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Marlon Latodd Howell, Aka Marlon Cox v. Mississippi
MajorityJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gary Bradford Cone
DissentJan 12, 2005 · October Term 2004
United States v. Freddie J. Booker
MajorityJan 12, 2005 · October Term 2004
Keyse G. Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
DissentJan 12, 2005 · October Term 2004
A. Neil Clark, Field Office Director, Seattle, Washington, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al. v. Sergio Suarez Martinez
MajorityJan 11, 2005 · October Term 2004
David Whitfield v. United States
ConcurrenceDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
John F. Kowalski, Judge, 26th Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, et al. v. John C. Tesmer, et al.
MajorityDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
Gerald Devenpeck, et al. v. Jerome Anthony Alford
MajorityDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc.
MajorityDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
Florida v. Joe Elton Nixon
MajorityDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
Rochelle Brosseau v. Kenneth J. Haugen
MajorityDec 8, 2004 · October Term 2004
Kp Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I, Inc., et al.
ConcurrenceDec 7, 2004 · October Term 2004
State of Kansas v. State of Colorado
MajorityDec 6, 2004 · October Term 2004
City of San Diego, California et al. v. John Roe
ConcurrenceNov 30, 2004 · October Term 2004
Koons Buick Pontiac Gmc, Inc. v. Bradley Nigh
DissentNov 15, 2004 · October Term 2004
Laroyce Lathair Smith v. Texas
MajorityNov 9, 2004 · October Term 2004
Josue Leocal v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General, et al.
MajorityNov 9, 2004 · October Term 2004
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd., Dba Kirby Engineering, and Allianz Australia Insurance Limited
MajorityJun 29, 2004 · October Term 2003
John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General v. American Civil Liberties Union et al.
DissentJun 29, 2004 · October Term 2003
Jose Francisco Sosa v. Humberto Alvarez-Machain et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense v. Jose Padilla and Donna R. Newman, As Next Friend of Jose Padilla
DissentJun 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
Shafiq Rasul, et al. v. George W. Bush, President of the United States, et al.
DissentJun 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
Yaser Esam Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi As Next Friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al.
DissentJun 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
Missouri v. Patrice Seibert.
MajorityJun 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
United States v. Samuel Francis Patane
MajorityJun 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
Flora Holland, Warden v. Jessie L. Jackson
DissentJun 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Robert James Tennard v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
MajorityJun 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Ralph Howard Blakely, Jr. v. Washington
MajorityJun 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Dora B. Schriro, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Warren Wesley Summerlin
ConcurrenceJun 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, et al. v. United States District Court for the District of Columbia et al.
MajorityJun 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. v. George E. Banks
MajorityJun 21, 2004 · October Term 2003
Larry D. Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, Humboldt County, et al.
MajorityJun 21, 2004 · October Term 2003
Aetna Health Inc., Fka Aetna U.S. Healthcare Inc. and Aetna U.S. Healthcare of North Texas Inc. v. Juan Davila
MajorityJun 21, 2004 · October Term 2003
Cheryl K. Pliler, Warden v. Richard Herman Ford
MajorityJun 21, 2004 · October Term 2003
Intel Corporation v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
MajorityJun 14, 2004 · October Term 2003
Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance et al.
MajorityJun 14, 2004 · October Term 2003
United States v. Carlos Dominguez Benitez
DissentJun 14, 2004 · October Term 2003
J. Elliott Hibbs, Director, Arizona Department of Revenue v. Kathleen M. Winn et al.
DissentJun 14, 2004 · October Term 2003
Pennsylvania State Police v. Nancy Drew Suders
ConcurrenceJun 14, 2004 · October Term 2003
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, et al. v. Empagran S.A. et al.