Key Facts
- Appointed By
- George H.W. Bush
- Confirmed
- 1991
- Age
- 78
- Tenure
- 35 years
- Senate Vote
- 52-48
- Education
- College of the Holy Cross (A.B.), Yale Law School (J.D.)
Biography
Clarence Thomas was born in 1948 in Pin Point, Georgia. He attended the College of the Holy Cross and Yale Law School.
Thomas was narrowly confirmed 52-48 — the closest Supreme Court confirmation vote in over a century.
Judicial Philosophy
Thomas is the Court's most committed originalist.
Notable Opinions
Argued for an even broader individual right to bear arms.
Called for reconsidering other substantive due process precedents.