Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American lawyer who serves as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Clarence is said to have been nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Thurgood Marshall, and has served since 1991.

He was raised in Pin Point, Montgomery, Georgia, in the  United States of America by his father M. C. Thomas, a farmworker, and Leola “Pigeon” Williams, a domestic worker.

Clarence is the second of three children of his parents and is said to have attended college at the College of the Holy Cross and Yale Law School.

He was appointed an assistant attorney general in Missouri in 1974, and later entered private practice there.

Raised Catholic, Thomas attended the predominantly black St. Pius X high school for two years before transferring to St. John Vianney’s Minor Seminary on the Isle of Hope, where he was among few black students.

What is Clarence Thomas Known for?

Clarence Thomas is said to be known as an American lawyer who serves as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Is Clarence Thomas Catholic?

Yes, Clarence Thomas is said to have been raised up in a catholic home. His parents were said to have sent him to a catholic school known as predominantly black St. Pius X high school for two years before transferring to St. John Vianney’s Minor Seminary on the Isle of Hope.