Who appointed Clarence Thomas?

President George H.W. Bush appointed Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1991.

Was Clarence Thomas appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Clarence Thomas was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Clarence Thomas's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Clarence Thomas 52–48 on October 15, 1991.

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Clarence Thomas

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by the Senate 52–48, Clarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1974. He previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 263 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1948 · age 78
Appointed by: George H.W. Bush, 1991
Confirmed: 52–48
Education: College of the Holy Cross 1971 · Yale Law School 1974
Succeeded: Thurgood Marshall

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1990	District of Columbia Circuit succeeded Robert Heron Bork	G.H.W. Bush (R)	Voice vote
1991	Supreme Court succeeded Thurgood Marshall	G.H.W. Bush (R)	52–48

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 52–48 on October 15, 1991 · 102nd Congress, Roll Call 220. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 52

11 D, 41 R

Voted against · 48

46 D, 2 R

Education

College of the Holy Cross	B.A.	1971
Yale Law School	J.D.	1974

Opinions of the Court

Thomas delivered 263 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1991 – October Term 2025). Most cited: Akos Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. a. (8,748 citations).

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2026	Blanche v. Lau	609 U.S. ___ (2026)	–
2026	Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.	608 U.S. ___ (2026)	–
2026	Hencely v. Fluor Corp.	608 U.S. ___ (2026)	–
2026	Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish	608 U.S. ___ (2026)	–
2026	Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment	607 U.S. ___ (2026)	–
2026	Postal Service v. Konan	–	–
2025	Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton	606 U.S. 461 (2025)	26
2025	EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, L.L.C.	605 U.S. 627 (2025)	2
2025	Oklahoma v. EPA	605 U.S. 609 (2025)	3
2025	Soto v. United States	605 U.S. 360 (2025)	6
2025	BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman	605 U.S. 204 (2025)	43
2025	Delligatti v. United States	604 U.S. 423 (2025)	26
2025	Bufkin v. Collins	604 U.S. 369 (2025)	41
2024	Diaz v. United States	602 U.S. 526 (2024)	18
2024	Garland v. Cargill	602 U.S. 406 (2024)	33
2024	Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney	602 U.S. 339 (2024)	52
2024	Vidal v. Elster	602 U.S. 286 (2024)	31
2024	Connelly v. United States	602 U.S. 257 (2024)	3
2024	Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Assn. of America, Ltd.	601 U.S. 416 (2024)	27
2024	DeVillier v. Texas	601 U.S. 285 (2024)	34
2023	Samia v. United States	599 U.S. 635 (2023)	75
2023	Jones v. Hendrix	599 U.S. 465 (2023)	425
2023	United States ex rel. Schutte v. Supervalu Inc.	598 U.S. 739 (2023)	69
2023	Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh	598 U.S. 471 (2023)	81
2023	Ohio Adjutant General’s Dept. v. FLRA	598 U.S. 449 (2023)	7
2023	Ciminelli v. United States	598 U.S. 306 (2023)	70
2022	New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen	597 U.S. 1 (2022)	2263
2022	Kemp v. United States	596 U.S. 528 (2022)	426
2022	Egbert v. Boule	596 U.S. 482 (2022)	977
2022	Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon	596 U.S. 450 (2022)	202
2022	Gallardo v. Marstiller	596 U.S. 420 (2022)	24
2022	Shinn v. Martinez Ramirez	596 U.S. 366 (2022)	424
2022	United States v. Tsarnaev	595 U.S. 302 (2022)	25
2021	Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe	593 U.S. 628 (2021)	28
2021	Terry v. United States	593 U.S. 486 (2021)	97
2021	Guam v. United States	593 U.S. 310 (2021)	27
2021	Caniglia v. Strom	593 U.S. 194 (2021)	152
2021	Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski	592 U.S. 279 (2021)	491
2021	Brownback v. King	592 U.S. 209 (2021)	529
2020	Tanzin v. Tanvir	592 U.S. 43 (2020)	191
2020	Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania	591 U.S. ___ (2020)	–
2020	United States Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Assn.	590 U.S. ___ (2020)	–
2020	GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC	590 U.S. ___ (2020)	–
2020	Kansas v. Glover	589 U.S. 376 (2020)	283
2019	Rotkiske v. Klemm	589 U.S. 8 (2019)	350
2019	Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton	587 U.S. 601 (2019)	119
2019	Mont v. United States	587 U.S. 514 (2019)	73
2019	Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Jackson	587 U.S. 435 (2019)	714
2019	Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt	587 U.S. 262 (2019)	0
2019	Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt	587 U.S. 230 (2019)	166
2019	Helsinn Healthcare S. A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	586 U.S. 123 (2019)	45
2019	Stokeling v. United States	586 U.S. 73 (2019)	348
2019	Culbertson v. Berryhill	586 U.S. 53 (2019)	567
2018	National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra	585 U.S. 755 (2018)	258
2018	Ohio v. American Express Co.	585 U.S. 529 (2018)	190
2018	WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp.	585 U.S. 407 (2018)	94
2018	Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC	584 U.S. 325 (2018)	102
2018	Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro	584 U.S. 79 (2018)	436
2017	Davila v. Davis	582 U.S. 521 (2017)	1306
2017	Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc.	582 U.S. 1 (2017)	43
2017	Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions	581 U.S. 385 (2017)	237
2017	Tc Heartland Llc v. Kraft Foods Group Brands	581 U.S. 258 (2017)	302
2017	Manrique v. United States	581 U.S. 116 (2017)	139
2017	Star Athletica, L.l.c. v. Varsity Brands, Inc.	580 U.S. 405 (2017)	181
2017	Beckles v. United States	580 U.S. 256 (2017)	4
2016	Utah v. Strieff	579 U.S. 232 (2016)	364
2016	Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Escobar, Julio, et al	579 U.S. 176 (2016)	797
2016	Kingdomware Technologies, Inc., v. United States	579 U.S. 162 (2016)	435
2016	Puerto RICO v. Franklin California Tax Free Trust	579 U.S. 115 (2016)	203
2016	Nebraska v. Parker	577 U.S. 481 (2016)	–
2016	Musacchio v. United States	577 U.S. 237 (2016)	659
2016	Montanile v. Bd. of National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan	577 U.S. 136 (2016)	200
2015	McFadden v. United States	576 U.S. 186 (2015)	243
2015	Reed v. Town of Gilbert	576 U.S. 155 (2015)	1319
2015	Baker Botts, L.l.p., v. Asarco, L.l.c.	576 U.S. 121 (2015)	–
2015	Bank of America, N.a. v. Caulkett	575 U.S. 790 (2015)	–
2015	Direct Mktg. Ass'N v. Brohl	575 U.S. 1 (2015)	–
2015	M&g Polymers USA, Llc v. Tackett	574 U.S. 427 (2015)	–
2014	Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk	574 U.S. 27 (2014)	–
2014	Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. Cls Bank Int'L	573 U.S. 208 (2014)	–
2014	Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus	573 U.S. 149 (2014)	–
2014	Executive Benefits INS. Agency v. Arkison	573 U.S. 25 (2014)	–
2014	Prado Navarette v. California	572 U.S. 393 (2014)	1110
2014	Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez	572 U.S. 1 (2014)	489
2014	Walden v. Fiore	571 U.S. 277 (2014)	3814
2013	Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident INS. Co.	571 U.S. 99 (2013)	359
2013	Allen Ryan Alleyne, Petitioner v. United States	570 U.S. 99 (2013)	–
2013	Association for Molecular Pathology, et al., Petitioners v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al.	569 U.S. 576 (2013)	363
2013	Marvin D. Horne, et al., Petitioners v. Department of Agriculture	569 U.S. 513 (2013)	102
2013	Ppl Corporation and Subsidiaries, Petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	569 U.S. 329 (2013)	–
2013	Genesis Healthcare Corporation, et al., Petitioners v. Laura Symczyk	569 U.S. 66 (2013)	1227
2013	Kim Millbrook, Petitioner v. United States	569 U.S. 50 (2013)	260
2013	Olivea Marx, Petitioner v. General Revenue Corporation	568 U.S. 371 (2013)	758
2013	Charles L. Ryan, Petitioner v. Ernest Valencia Gonzales	568 U.S. 57 (2013)	201
2012	Elgin v. Department of Treasury	567 U.S. 1 (2012)	484
2012	Virgil D. 'Gus' Reichle, Jr., et al., Petitioners v. Steven Howards	566 U.S. 658 (2012)	2745
2012	David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner v. Gilbert P. Hyatt	566 U.S. 431 (2012)	103
2012	Gloria Gail Kurns, Executrix of the Estate of George M. Corson, Deceased, et al., Petitioners v. Railroad Friction Products Corporation et al.	565 U.S. 625 (2012)	135
2012	Akio Kawashima, et Ux., Petitioners v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General.	565 U.S. 478 (2012)	133
2012	Pacific Operators Offshore, Llp, et al. v. Luisa L. Valladolid et al	565 U.S. 207 (2012)	–
2011	Plivia, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Gladys Mensing	564 U.S. 604 (2011)	–
2011	Janus Capital Group, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. First Derivative Traders	564 U.S. 135 (2011)	389
2011	Talk America, Petitioner v. Michigan Bell Telephone Company Dba At&t Michigan	564 U.S. 50 (2011)	144
2011	Clifton Terelle McNeill, Petitioner v. United States	563 U.S. 816 (2011)	172
2011	Schindler Elevator Corporation, Petitioner v. United States Ex Rel. Daniel Kirk	563 U.S. 401 (2011)	–
2011	State of Montana, Plaintiff v. State of Wyoming and State of North Dakota	563 U.S. 368 (2011)	–
2011	Harvey Leroy Sossamon, III, Petitioner v. Texas et al.	563 U.S. 277 (2011)	–
2011	Vincent Cullen, Acting Warden, Petitioner v. Scott Lynn Pinholster	563 U.S. 170 (2011)	–
2011	Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, et al., Petitioners v. John Thompson	563 U.S. 51 (2011)	–
2010	Billy Joe Magwood v. Tony Patterson, Warden, et al.	561 U.S. 320 (2010)	932
2010	Granite Rock Company v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters et al.	561 U.S. 287 (2010)	–
2010	William G. Schwab v. Nadejda Reilly	560 U.S. 770 (2010)	289
2010	Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security v. Catherine G. Ratliff	560 U.S. 586 (2010)	6704
2010	Bridget Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company	560 U.S. 242 (2010)	–
2010	United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Francisco J. Espinosa	559 U.S. 260 (2010)	1364
2010	Taylor James Bloate v. United States	559 U.S. 196 (2010)	223
2010	Reed Elsevier, Inc., et al., v. Irvin Muchnick et al.	559 U.S. 154 (2010)	–
2009	Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc., et al. v. Edgar L. Townsend	557 U.S. 404 (2009)	231
2009	Jack Gross v. Fbl Financial Services, Inc.	557 U.S. 167 (2009)	2790
2009	United States Ex Rel. Irwin Eisenstein v. City of New York, New York, et al.	556 U.S. 928 (2009)	298
2009	Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. Hif Bio, Inc., et al.	556 U.S. 635 (2009)	1311
2009	14 Penn Plaza Llc et al. v. Steven Pyett et al.	556 U.S. 247 (2009)	434
2009	Michael a. Knowles, Warden v. Alexandre Mirzayance	556 U.S. 111 (2009)	2888
2009	Donald L. Carcieri, Governor of Rhode Island, et al. v. Ken L. Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, et al.	555 U.S. 379 (2009)	326
2009	Doug Waddington, Superintendent, Washington Corrections Center v. Cesar Sarausad	555 U.S. 179 (2009)	321
2009	Carlos Jimenez v. Nathaniel Quarterman, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division	555 U.S. 113 (2009)	910
2008	Fla. Dep'T of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc.	554 U.S. 33 (2008)	272
2008	John Bridge, et al. v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co. et al	553 U.S. 639 (2008)	806
2008	Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. v. Lg Electronics, Inc.	553 U.S. 617 (2008)	111
2008	Humberto Fidel Regalado Cuellar v. United States	553 U.S. 550 (2008)	159
2008	Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party, et al.	552 U.S. 442 (2008)	1365
2008	Sprint/united Management Company v. Ellen Mendelsohn	552 U.S. 379 (2008)	584
2008	Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons et al	552 U.S. 214 (2008)	685
2007	Keith Bowles v. Harry Russell, Warden	551 U.S. 205 (2007)	3839
2007	The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, et al. v. City of New York, New York	551 U.S. 193 (2007)	115
2007	United States v. Atlantic Research Corporation	551 U.S. 128 (2007)	319
2007	Dora B. Schriro, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Jeffrey Timothy Landrigan, Aka Billy Patrick Wayne Hill	550 U.S. 465 (2007)	3241
2007	Alicia G. Limtiaco, Attorney General of Guam v. Felix P. Camacho, Governor of Guam	549 U.S. 483 (2007)	–
2007	Gary Lawrence v. Florida	549 U.S. 327 (2007)	1693
2007	Weyerhaeuser Company v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Company, Inc.	549 U.S. 312 (2007)	–
2006	Thomas L. Carey, Warden v. Mathew Musladin	549 U.S. 70 (2006)	1245
2006	Washington v. Arturo R. Recuenco	548 U.S. 212 (2006)	1105
2006	Kansas v. Michael Lee Marsh, II	548 U.S. 163 (2006)	332
2006	Donald Curtis Samson v. California	547 U.S. 843 (2006)	982
2006	Ebay Inc., et al. v. Mercexchange, L. L. C.	547 U.S. 388 (2006)	–
2006	Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Chatham County, Georgia	547 U.S. 189 (2006)	166
2006	Texaco Inc. v. Fouad N. Dagher, et al.	547 U.S. 1 (2006)	271
2006	Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc., Dba Conagra Refrigerated Foods	546 U.S. 394 (2006)	513
2005	Joan Wagnon, Secretary, Kansas Department of Revenue v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation	546 U.S. 95 (2005)	–
2005	National Cable & Telecommunications Association, et al. v. Brand X Internet Services, et al.	545 U.S. 967 (2005)	1506
2005	Francis a. Orff, et al. v. United States et al.	545 U.S. 596 (2005)	102
2005	Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District, et al. v. United States Ex Rel. Karen T. Wilson	545 U.S. 409 (2005)	282
2005	Michael Clingman, Secretary, Oklahoma State Election Board, et al. v. Andrea L. Beaver et al.	544 U.S. 581 (2005)	242
2005	David B. Pasquantino, Carl J. Pasquantino, and Arthur Hilts v. United States	544 U.S. 349 (2005)	291
2005	Richard Gerald Rousey, et Ux. v. Jill R. Jacoway	544 U.S. 320 (2005)	197
2005	Willard Stewart v. Dutra Construction Company	543 U.S. 481 (2005)	221
2004	Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc.	543 U.S. 157 (2004)	398
2004	United States v. Samuel Francis Patane	542 U.S. 630 (2004)	619
2004	Jeffrey a. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. v. George E. Banks	542 U.S. 406 (2004)	365
2004	Cheryl K. Pliler, Warden v. Richard Herman Ford	542 U.S. 225 (2004)	1058
2004	Aetna Health Inc., Fka Aetna U.S. Healthcare Inc. and Aetna U.S. Healthcare of North Texas Inc. v. Juan Davila	542 U.S. 200 (2004)	1620
2004	Department of Transportation, et al. v. Public Citizen et al.	541 U.S. 752 (2004)	598
2004	Household Credit Services, Inc. and Mbna America Bank, N. a. v. Sharon R. Pfennig	541 U.S. 232 (2004)	178
2004	United States v. Abel Cosmo Galletti et al.	541 U.S. 114 (2004)	–
2004	Olympic Airways v. Rubina Husain, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Abid M. Hanson, Deceased, et al.	540 U.S. 644 (2004)	131
2003	Raytheon Company v. Joel Hernandez	540 U.S. 44 (2003)	600
2003	Desert Palace, Inc., Dba Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino v. Catharina F. Costa	539 U.S. 90 (2003)	1575
2003	Entergy Louisiana, Inc. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission et al.	539 U.S. 39 (2003)	–
2003	National Park Hospitality Association v. Department of the Interior et al.	538 U.S. 803 (2003)	927
2003	Ben Chavez v. Oliverio Martinez	538 U.S. 760 (2003)	899
2003	Jeanne Woodford, Warden v. Robert Frederick Garceau	538 U.S. 202 (2003)	823
2003	Pierce County, Washington v. Ignacio Guillen, Legal Guardian of Jennifer Guillen and Alma Guillen, Minors, et al.	537 U.S. 129 (2003)	154
2002	United States, et al. v. Thomas Lamar Bean	537 U.S. 71 (2002)	107
2002	Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County, et al. v. Lindsay Earls et al.	536 U.S. 822 (2002)	498
2002	National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Abner Morgan, Jr.	536 U.S. 101 (2002)	6600
2002	Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority et al.	535 U.S. 743 (2002)	443
2002	John Ashcroft, Attorney General v. American Civil Liberties Union, et al.	535 U.S. 564 (2002)	386
2002	Akos Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. a.	534 U.S. 506 (2002)	8748
2002	Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Sigmon Coal Company, Inc., et al.	534 U.S. 438 (2002)	1044
2001	J. E. M. Ag Supply, Inc., Dba Farm Advantage, Inc., et al. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.	534 U.S. 124 (2001)	254
2001	Melvin Tyler v. Burl Cain, Warden	533 U.S. 656 (2001)	822
2001	Good News Club, et al. v. Milford Central School	533 U.S. 98 (2001)	602
2001	Sharon B. Pollard v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company	532 U.S. 843 (2001)	356
2001	United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative and Jeffrey Jones	532 U.S. 483 (2001)	435
2001	Robert Shaw, et al. v. Kevin Murphy	532 U.S. 223 (2001)	586
2001	Donna Rae Egelhoff v. Samantha Egelhoff, a Minor, by and Through Her Natural Parent Kate Breiner, and David Egelhoff	532 U.S. 141 (2001)	737
2001	Director of Revenue of Missouri v. Cobank Acb, as Successor to the National Bank of Cooperatives	531 U.S. 316 (2001)	–
2001	David a. Gitlitz, et Ux., et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	531 U.S. 206 (2001)	121
2000	Guy Mitchell, et al. v. Mary L. Helms, et al.	530 U.S. 793 (2000)	246
2000	Floyd J. Carter v. United States	530 U.S. 255 (2000)	463
2000	Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Etc., et al. v. Salomon Smith Barney Inc., et al.	530 U.S. 238 (2000)	437
2000	Juatassa Sims v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security	530 U.S. 103 (2000)	2263
2000	Edward Christensen, et al. v. Harris County, et al.	529 U.S. 576 (2000)	2025
2000	Robert a. Beck, II v. Ronald M. Prupis, et al.	529 U.S. 494 (2000)	350
2000	David H. Baral v. United States	528 U.S. 431 (2000)	–
2000	George Smith, Warden v. Lee Robbins	528 U.S. 259 (2000)	3510
1999	Louis Jones v. United States	527 U.S. 373 (1999)	985
1999	Teresa L. Cunningham v. Hamilton County, Ohio	527 U.S. 198 (1999)	447
1999	Florida v. Tyvessel Tyvorus White	526 U.S. 559 (1999)	188
1999	James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, et al. v. Martin Cromartie et al.	526 U.S. 541 (1999)	1218
1999	United States v. Jacinto Rodriguez-Moreno	526 U.S. 275 (1999)	328
1999	Arizona Department of Revenue v. Blaze Construction Company, Inc.	526 U.S. 32 (1999)	–
1999	Hughes Aircraft Company, et al. v. Stanley I. Jacobson et al.	525 U.S. 432 (1999)	798
1998	Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole v. Keith M. Scott	524 U.S. 357 (1998)	588
1998	United States v. Hosep Krikor Bajakajian	524 U.S. 321 (1998)	1395
1998	Philomena Dooley, Personal Representative of the Estate of Cecelio Chuapoco, et al. v. Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.	524 U.S. 116 (1998)	–
1998	Cass County, Minnesota, et al. v. Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians	524 U.S. 103 (1998)	–
1998	Frank X. Hopkins Petitioner v. Randolph K. Reeves	524 U.S. 88 (1998)	237
1998	C. Elvin Feltner, Jr. v. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc.	523 U.S. 340 (1998)	372
1998	United States v. Edward G. Scheffer	523 U.S. 303 (1998)	1617
1998	Daniel Bogan and Marilyn Roderick v. Janet Scott-Harris	523 U.S. 44 (1998)	706
1998	Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government et al.	522 U.S. 520 (1998)	175
1998	National Credit Union Administration v. First National Bank & Trust Co. et al.	522 U.S. 479 (1998)	369
1997	Kansas v. Leroy Hendricks	521 U.S. 346 (1997)	2057
1997	Hughes Aircraft Company v. United States, Ex Rel. William J. Schumer	520 U.S. 939 (1997)	600
1997	United States v. George Labonte, Alfred Lawrence Hunnewell, and Stephen Dyer	520 U.S. 751 (1997)	423
1997	Leroy L. Young, et al. v. Ernest Eugene Harper	520 U.S. 143 (1997)	170
1997	Warner-Jenkinson Company, Inc., et al. v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co.	520 U.S. 17 (1997)	1430
1997	Charles T. Robinson, Sr. v. Shell Oil Company	519 U.S. 337 (1997)	2720
1997	California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, et al. v. Dillingham Construction, N. a., Inc., and Manuel J. Arceo, Dba Sound Systems Media	519 U.S. 316 (1997)	752
1996	Juan Melendez v. United States	518 U.S. 120 (1996)	220
1996	Lockheed Corporation, et al. v. Paul L. Spink	517 U.S. 882 (1996)	525
1996	United States v. International Business Machines Corporation	517 U.S. 843 (1996)	153
1996	Exxon Company, U. S. a., et al. v. Sofec, Inc., et al.	517 U.S. 830 (1996)	141
1996	Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Hiles	516 U.S. 400 (1996)	–
1996	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., et al. v. Lawrence Epstein, et al.	516 U.S. 367 (1996)	497
1996	D. Grant Peacock v. Jack L. Thomas	516 U.S. 349 (1996)	547
1995	Things Remembered, Inc. v. Anthony a. Petrarca	516 U.S. 124 (1995)	682
1995	National Private Truck Council, Inc., et al. v. Oklahoma Tax Commission et al.	515 U.S. 582 (1995)	157
1995	Sharlene Wilson v. Arkansas	514 U.S. 927 (1995)	925
1995	California Department of Corrections, et al. v. Jose Ramon Morales	514 U.S. 499 (1995)	1142
1995	Robert E. Rubin, Secretary of the Treasury v. Coors Brewing Company	514 U.S. 476 (1995)	332
1995	Freightliner Corporation, et al. v. Ben Myrick, et Ux., et al.	514 U.S. 280 (1995)	675
1995	Eloise Anderson, Director, California Department of Social Services, et al. v. Verna Edwards, Etc., et al.	514 U.S. 143 (1995)	–
1995	United States v. Gary Mezzanatto	513 U.S. 196 (1995)	504
1994	Nebraska Department of Revenue v. John Loewenstein	513 U.S. 123 (1994)	–
1994	Terry Lee Shannon v. United States	512 U.S. 573 (1994)	365
1994	Consolidated Rail Corporation v. James E. Gottshall	512 U.S. 532 (1994)	720
1994	Associated Industries of Missouri, et al. v. Janette M. Lohman, Director of Revenue of Missouri, et al.	511 U.S. 641 (1994)	138
1994	Harold E. Staples, III v. United States	511 U.S. 600 (1994)	1491
1994	United States v. Pedro Alvarez-Sanchez	511 U.S. 350 (1994)	279
1994	Oregon Waste Systems, Inc., et al. v. Department of Environmental Quality of the State of Oregon et al.	511 U.S. 93 (1994)	799
1994	United States Department of Defense, et al. v. Federal Labor Relations Authority et al.	510 U.S. 487 (1994)	736
1994	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. John H. Meyer	510 U.S. 471 (1994)	4884
1993	Salvador Godinez, Warden v. Richard Allan Moran	509 U.S. 389 (1993)	1916
1993	Henry Harper, et al. v. Virginia Department of Taxation	509 U.S. 86 (1993)	1200
1993	South Dakota v. Gregg Bourland, Etc., et al.	508 U.S. 679 (1993)	169
1993	Northeastern Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Jacksonville, Florida, et al.	508 U.S. 656 (1993)	1126
1993	Donald Neal Rake, et al. v. William J. Wade, Trustee	508 U.S. 464 (1993)	431
1993	Leonard Nobelman, et Ux. v. American Savings Bank et al.	508 U.S. 324 (1993)	868
1993	Federal Communications Commission and United States v. Beach Communications, Inc., et al.	508 U.S. 307 (1993)	2387
1993	Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc., et al. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., et al.	508 U.S. 49 (1993)	953
1993	State of Delaware v. State of New York, et al.	507 U.S. 490 (1993)	–
1992	The District of Columbia and Sharon Pratt Kelly, Mayor v. the Greater Washington Board of Trade	506 U.S. 125 (1992)	443
1992	Dale Farrar and Pat Smith, Co-Administrators of Estate of Joseph D. Farrar, Deceased v. William P. Hobby, Jr.	506 U.S. 103 (1992)	3072
1992	United States v. Anthony Salerno, et al.	505 U.S. 317 (1992)	209
1992	Ellis B. Wright, Jr., Warden and Mary Sue Terry, Attorney General of Virginia v. Frank Robert West, Jr.	505 U.S. 277 (1992)	1604
1992	Robert J. Taylor, Trustee v. Freeland & Kronz, Wendell G. Freeland and Richard F. Kronz	503 U.S. 638 (1992)	949
1992	F. Dale Robertson, Chief, United States Forest Service, et. al. v. Seattle Audubon Society et al.	503 U.S. 429 (1992)	305
1992	United States v. Richard Wilson	503 U.S. 329 (1992)	1422
1992	Connecticut National Bank v. Thomas M. Germain, Trustee for the Estate of O'Sullivan'S Fuel Oil Co., Inc.	503 U.S. 249 (1992)	3104
1992	Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board	502 U.S. 527 (1992)	266
1992	Shirley M. Molzof, Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert E. Molzof v. United States	502 U.S. 301 (1992)	317

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Who appointed Clarence Thomas?: President George H.W. Bush appointed Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1991.
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What was Clarence Thomas's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Clarence Thomas 52–48 on October 15, 1991.
Which court is Clarence Thomas on?: Clarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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