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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)

DissentApr 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
Gary Kent Jones v. Linda K. Flowers, et al.
MajorityApr 25, 2006 · October Term 2005
Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Chatham County, Georgia
DissentApr 25, 2006 · October Term 2005
Patrick Day v. James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
MajorityApr 24, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jeffrey Jerome Salinas v. United States
MajorityApr 17, 2006 · October Term 2005
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Michelle Thomas et al.
MajorityMar 27, 2006 · October Term 2005
State of Arizona v. State of California et al.
DissentMar 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Georgia v. Scott Fitz Randolph
MajorityMar 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Shadi Dabit
MajorityMar 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
United States v. Jeffrey Grubbs
MajorityMar 6, 2006 · October Term 2005
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 1, 2006 · October Term 2005
Illinois Tool Works Inc., et al. v. Independent Ink, Inc.
MajorityFeb 28, 2006 · October Term 2005
Texaco Inc. v. Fouad N. Dagher, et al.
MajorityFeb 28, 2006 · October Term 2005
Joseph Scheidler, et al. v. National Organization for Women, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Domino's Pizza, Inc., et al. v. John McDonald
DissentFeb 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Barbara Dolan v. United States Postal Service et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jenifer Arbaugh v. Y & H Corporation, Dba the Moonlight Cafe
ConcurrenceFeb 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Oregon v. Randy Lee Guzek
MajorityFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao Do Vegetal et al.
DissentFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. John Cardegna et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Dariush Elahi
MajorityFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Anthony Ash et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
MajorityFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Keith Lance, et al. v. Gigi Dennis, Colorado Secretary of State
DissentJan 23, 2006 · October Term 2005
Central Virginia Community College, et al. v. Bernard Katz, Liquidating Supervisor for Wallace's Bookstores, Inc.
MajorityJan 23, 2006 · October Term 2005
Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc., Dba Conagra Refrigerated Foods
MajorityJan 23, 2006 · October Term 2005
Wisconsin Right To Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission
MajorityJan 23, 2006 · October Term 2005
State of Alaska v. United States of America
MajorityJan 18, 2006 · October Term 2005
Kelly A. Ayotte, Attorney General of New Hampshire v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, et al.
MajorityJan 18, 2006 · October Term 2005
Bertram Rice, Warden, et al. v. Steven Martell Collins
MajorityJan 18, 2006 · October Term 2005
Richard Will, et al. v. Susan Hallock, et al.
DissentJan 17, 2006 · October Term 2005
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v. Oregon, et al.
Did not participateJan 17, 2006 · October Term 2005
Wachovia Bank, National Association v. Daniel G. Schmidt, Iii, et al.
MajorityJan 11, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jill L. Brown, Warden v. Ronald L. Sanders
MajorityJan 10, 2006 · October Term 2005
United States v. Georgia et al.
DissentJan 10, 2006 · October Term 2005
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. v. Reeder-Simco Gmc, Inc.
MajorityJan 10, 2006 · October Term 2005
Mike Evans, Acting Warden v. Reginald Chavis
MajorityDec 7, 2005 · October Term 2005
Gerald T. Martin, et Ux. v. Franklin Capital Corporation et al.
MajorityDec 7, 2005 · October Term 2005
James Lockhart v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 6, 2005 · October Term 2005
Joan Wagnon, Secretary, Kansas Department of Revenue v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
MajorityNov 29, 2005 · October Term 2005
Lincoln Property Company, et al. v. Christophe Roche, et Ux.
MajorityNov 28, 2005 · October Term 2005
Margaret Bradshaw, Warden v. Kenneth T. Richey
MajorityNov 14, 2005 · October Term 2005
Schaffer, a Minor, By His Parents and Next Friends, Schaffer, et Vir, et al. v. Weast, Superintendent, Montgomery County Public Schools, et al.
MajorityNov 14, 2005 · October Term 2005
Maryland v. Leeander Jerome Blake
MajorityNov 8, 2005 · October Term 2005
Ibp, Inc. v. Gabriel Alvarez, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, et al.
MajorityNov 8, 2005 · October Term 2005
United States v. Joseph Olson, et al.
MajorityOct 31, 2005 · October Term 2005
Anthony Kane, Warden v. Joe Garcia Espitia
MajorityOct 31, 2005 · October Term 2005
Ivan Eberhart v. United States
MajorityOct 17, 2005 · October Term 2005
Dora B. Schriro, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Robert Douglas Smith
MajorityOct 11, 2005 · October Term 2005
Paul Allen Dye v. Gerald Hofbauer, Warden
MajorityJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., et al. v. Grokster, Ltd., et al.
MajorityJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
National Cable & Telecommunications Association, et al. v. Brand X Internet Services, et al.