S up reme ▁Court ▁nom ine e ▁Clar ence ▁Thomas , ▁her ▁super visor ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Emp loyment ▁O pport unity ▁Commission , ▁of ▁sexual ▁har ass ment . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁An ita ▁Hill ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁far mers ▁in ▁L one ▁Tree , ▁Oklahoma , ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁Albert ▁and ▁Er ma ▁Hill ' s ▁ 1 3 ▁children . ▁Her ▁family ▁came ▁from ▁Ark ansas , ▁where ▁her ▁mat ernal ▁grand father , ▁Henry ▁Eli ot , ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁her ▁great - grand par ents ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁into ▁sla very . ▁Hill ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁faith . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Morris ▁High ▁School , ▁Oklahoma , ▁she ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Oklahoma ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁psych ology ▁with ▁hon ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁Y ale ▁Law ▁School , ▁obtain ing ▁her ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁degree ▁with ▁hon ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁began ▁her ▁law ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁with ▁the ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁firm ▁of ▁Wald , ▁H ark r ader ▁& ▁Ross . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁she ▁became ▁an ▁att orney - ad vis er ▁to ▁Clar ence ▁Thomas , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁Ass