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In all, Thomas won with the support of 41 Republicans and 11 Democrats, while 46 Democrats and 2 Republicans voted to reject his nomination. [57] Clarence Thomas being sworn in as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court by Justice Byron White during an October 23, 1991, White House ceremony, as wife Virginia Thomas looks on
On April 6, 2017, when considering the nomination of Neil Gorsuch, in a party-line vote the Republican Senate majority invoked the so-called "nuclear option", voting to reinterpret Senate Rule XXII and change the cloture vote threshold for Supreme Court nominations to a simple majority of senators present and voting.
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. President George H. W. Bush nominated him to succeed Thurgood Marshall .
Anita Hill testifies at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, Oct. 11, 1991. Hill alleged that Thomas made unwanted sexual advances and ...
[5] [6] President George H. W. Bush announced Clarence Thomas as Marshall's replacement just five days later. [7] After a confirmation process filled with allegations of sexual harassment, Thomas was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 15, 1991, in a 52–48 vote. [8]
Biden then oversaw the nomination hearing for Clarence Thomas in 1991. Thomas called Biden's questioning during the hearing, " a beanball straight at my head " due to its often-convoluted nature.
In 1991, the nomination of Clarence Thomas was forwarded to the full Senate without recommendation after an earlier vote to give the nomination a favorable recommendation resulted in a tie. [39] [51] Without an affirmative vote, a nomination cannot proceed to the floor of the Senate, that is unless the Senate votes to discharge it
Fact Check: With President-Elect Donald Trump soon to take office, Justice Clarence Thomas, currently the longest tenured member on the bench, has faced calls to retire or recuse himself from duty ...