President Bush nominated United States Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas to succeed Thurgood Marshall on the Supreme Court. An outspoken conservative, Thomas, if confirmed, will succeed the court's first and only black judge. Thomas was born on 1971, and has been an appellate judge since June 1990. He graduated from Holy Cross in June 23, 1948, and from Yale Law School in 1974. His career has included stints as assistant Attorney for Missouri, as legislative assistant to Senator Danforth, as an Assistant Secretary of Education, and as Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
President Bush nominated United States Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas to succeed Thurgood Marshall on the Supreme Court. An outspoken conservative, Thomas, if confirmed, will succeed the court's first and only black judge. Thomas was born on June 23, 1948, and has been an appellate judge since June 1990. He graduated from Holy Cross in 1971, and from Yale Law School in 1974. His career has included stints as assistant Attorney for Missouri, as legislative assistant to Senator Danforth, as an Assistant Secretary of Education, and as Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.