Justice Thomas

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Statements (53)
Predicate Object
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gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:College_of_the_Holy_Cross
gptkb:Yale_Law_School
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:birthDate 1948-06-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pin_Point,_Georgia,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jamal_Adeen_Thomas
gptkbp:confirmationVote 52-48
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:Judge_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit
gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Justice Thomas
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableDissent gptkb:Lawrence_v._Texas
gptkb:Obergefell_v._Hodges
gptkb:United_States_v._Windsor
gptkbp:notableEvent Senate confirmation hearings involving Anita Hill
gptkbp:notableFor conservative jurisprudence
longest-serving current Supreme Court Justice (as of 2024)
originalism
second African American Supreme Court Justice
views on affirmative action
views on stare decisis
views on the Commerce Clause
views on the Second Amendment
first African American Supreme Court Justice from the South
advocacy for overturning precedents
frequent concurrences and dissents
minimalist approach to oral arguments
views on abortion
views on criminal procedure
views on executive power
views on federalism
views on same-sex marriage
views on the Establishment Clause
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Gonzales_v._Raich
gptkb:McDonald_v._City_of_Chicago
gptkb:Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women's_Health_Organization
gptkb:Parents_Involved_in_Community_Schools_v._Seattle_School_District_No._1
gptkb:Grutter_v._Bollinger
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:judge
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:politicalParty Republican
gptkbp:position Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Virginia_Thomas
gptkbp:termStart 1991-10-23
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Friends_of_the_Earth,_Inc.,_et_al._v._Laidlaw_Environmental_Services_(TOC),_Inc.
gptkb:EEOC_v._Waffle_House,_Inc.
gptkb:United_States_v._Playboy_Entertainment_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6