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My Take
Whatever you think of his jurisprudence, the arc of Clarence Thomas's life is remarkable: from Pin Point, a tiny community on the Georgia coast, to the Supreme Court bench he has held since 1991. What intrigues me most is his famous silence during oral arguments for years — a discipline that reads either as detachment or as supreme self-possession, depending on your politics. His memoir's title, My Grandfather's Son, tells you where he locates his own story: in debt to the stern man who raised him. I find him one of the most polarizing yet undeniably consequential figures in American law.
Overview
Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served since 1991 as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Thurgood Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and the second longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court justice in history. Thomas was born in Pin Point, Georgia.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Clarence Thomas
- Name (Japanese)
- クラレンス・トーマス
- Reading
- くられんす・とーます
- Born
- June 23, 1948 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rat
- Origin
- Pin Point, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- judge / lawyer / politician / jurist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- St. Pius X Catholic High School
- University
- College of the Holy Cross
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Francis Boyer Award
- 1992 Horatio Alger Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | My Grandfather's Son | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.