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The Honorable '''Clarence Thomas''' is an Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].
The Honorable '''Clarence Thomas''' is an Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].
Thomas has become an extremely highly regarded justice among conservatives. Even among liberals who hate him, they respect him for having a coherent and faithful Constitutional interpretations, and their criticisms of him are almost entirely ungrounded personal attacks. Those who actually read Supreme Court opinions praise Thomas's as clear, logical, and persuasive.
==Early life==
==Early life==
== Appointment to the United States Supreme Court ==
== Appointment to the United States Supreme Court ==
In 1991, upon the death of Justice [[Thurgood Marshall]], President [[George H.W. Bush]] nominated Clarence Thomas to fill the newly vacant seat. A [[Senate]] confirmation hearing ensued whereby Thomas was accused of sexual harassment by a former co-worker, law professor [[Anita Hill]]. Hill claimed that Thomas made numerous sexual advances and references to pornography towards her.
In 1991, upon the death of Justice [[Thurgood Marshall]], President [[George H.W. Bush]] nominated Clarence Thomas to fill the newly vacant seat. A [[Senate]] confirmation hearing ensued whereby Thomas was accused of sexual harassment by a former co-worker, law professor [[Anita Hill]]. Hill claimed that Thomas made numerous sexual advances and references to pornography towards her. None of her allegations were ever substantiated.
Thomas was eventually confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 52-48, which was at the time the narrowest confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee in history.
Thomas was eventually confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 52-48, which was at the time the narrowest confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee in history.
[[Category:US Judges]]
[[Category:US Judges]]