Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, was born in the Pinpoint community near Savannah, Georgia on June 23, 1948. He attended Conception Seminary from 1967-1968 and received an A.B., cum laude, from Holy Cross College in 1971 and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1974. He was admitted to law practice in Missouri in 1974, and served as an Assistant Attorney General of Missouri, 1974-1977; an attorney with the Monsanto Company, 1977-1979; and Legislative Assistant to Senator John Danforth, 1979-1981. From 1981–1982 he served as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, and as Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1982-1990. From 1990–1991, he served as a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. President Bush nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and he took his seat October 23, 1991. He married Virginia Lamp on May 30, 1987 and has one child, Jamal Adeen by a previous marriage.
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Banquet and Discussion with Justice Clarence Thomas
2020 Annual Florida Chapters Conference
Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort1700 Epcot Resorts Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
2020 Annual Florida Chapters Conference
Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort1700 Epcot Resorts Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Gregory S. Coleman Memorial Lecture: Justice Clarence Thomas
2018 Texas Chapters Conference
Fort Worth Convention Center1201 Houston Street
Fort Worth, TX 76101
A Conversation with Justice Thomas
2018 National Student Symposium
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Annual Dinner: Keynote Address by Justice Clarence Thomas
2016 National Lawyers Convention
Gaylord National201 Waterfront St.
National Harbor, MD 20745
The Federalist Society Lawyers Division: The First Ten Years (1986-1996) [Archive Collection]
A Retrospective
For the 1996 National Lawyers Convention, the Federalist Society released a retrospective on the first...
Panel III: The Modern Role of the Privileges or Immunities Clause [Archive Collection]
1988 National Student Symposium
On March 4-5, 1988, The Federalist Society's University of Virginia student chapter hosted the National...
Panel III: The Modern Role of the Privileges or Immunities Clause [Archive Collection]
1988 National Student Symposium
On March 4-5, 1988, The Federalist Society's University of Virginia student chapter hosted the National...
Banquet and Discussion with Justice Clarence Thomas
2020 Annual Florida Chapters Conference
This fireside chat between Honorable Gregory G. Katsas and Justice Clarence Thomas was given on...
Banquet and Discussion with Justice Clarence Thomas
2020 Annual Florida Chapters Conference
This fireside chat between Honorable Gregory G. Katsas and Justice Clarence Thomas was given on...