Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history
His tenure has helped shape a conservative majority that has overturned abortion rights, limited the Voting Rights Act and expanded gun rights, analysts said.
- On Thursday, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas marked 34 years on the Supreme Court, becoming the second-longest serving justice in history and surpassing Justice Stephen J. Field.
- Once an outlier on the nation's highest court, Thomas has become a towering figure in the conservative legal movement following the appointment of three conservative justices by Republican President Donald Trump.
- Stanford University law professor Pamela Karlan noted that Thomas' seniority allows him to decide who writes opinions when Chief Justice John Roberts is not in the majority, shifting internal court dynamics.
- Recently, Thomas has faced ethics questions regarding undisclosed luxury trips from a GOP megadonor; he maintains he was not required to disclose them and has declined to recuse himself from related cases.
- With no signs of retirement, Thomas could overtake William O. Douglas as the longest-serving justice in 2028. Law professor John Yoo said Thomas appears "more energized and excited now" than decades ago.
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Justice Clarence Thomas has spent more than 34 years doing what Washington rarely rewards: telling the truth about the Constitution when it cost him comfort, consensus, and applause. Now the second-longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history, his legacy is a rebuke to judicial activism and a model of courage for a nation that still needs […]
Justice Clarence Thomas Passes a Record
Justice Clarence Thomas became the second-longest-serving justice in U.S. Supreme Court history on Thursday, surpassing the late Justice John Paul Stevens after more than 34 years on the bench. Thomas, 77, passed the milestone quietly, without fanfare from the institutions that spent decades trying to destroy him. The record is his anyway. He has authored 835 Supreme Court opinions, according to SCOTUSBlog. His originalist jurisprudence now shap…
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The Constitution StudyClarence Thomas Achieves Milestone as Second-Longest Serving Supreme Court Justice
Clarence Thomas, 77, became the second-longest serving U.S. Supreme Court justice in history on May 7. Sworn in Oct. 23, 1991, Thomas has now served 34 years, 6 months, and 13 days, surpassing the previous second-place record holder, Justice Stephen J. Field, who served from 1863 to 1897. After working for the U.S. Department of Education, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and as a federal appeals court judge, Thomas was appointed…
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