U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has recently received media attention after reports claiming that he accepted undisclosed luxury trips from mega-donor Harlan Crow from the Republican party, have been exposed.
BREAKING: Republican Donor Harlan Crow has been giving millions of dollars to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas for over 20 years, off the books, under the table.
ProPublica just discovered that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife… pic.twitter.com/4Id6l6xogU
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) April 6, 2023
Thomas has accessed luxury trips for over two decades. His vacations go against the financial disclosure law, which requires Thomas to disclose his travels through his financial disclosures.
Here is all you need to know about Clarence Thomas.
Age and Net Worth
As of 2023, the 74-year-old jurist’s net worth is estimated to be $24 million. He is said to earn a yearly salary of $230,000 per year.
Clarence Thomas was born on 23rd June 1948, in Montgomery, Georgia. He was born in a blue-collar household and faced racial discrimination during his childhood.
Relationship
Thomas was married to American volunteer Kathy Ambush from 1971 to 1984. She also works as a Global Internet Entrepreneur. The couple had a son together named Jamal Adeen Thomas. He is Clarence’s only biological child.
In 1984, Thomas married conservative activist and attorney Virginia Thomas. Gini Thomas was also a House of Representatives member and is still actively engaged in politics.
Family
Clarence is the middle child of M.C. Thomas, a farm worker, and Leola Williams. The family lived a tough life, especially when Clarence’s father ran out on them when Clarence was only 2 years old.
The family’s earliest descendants were slaves owned by wealthy planters from Georgia. When it became difficult for Thomas’ mother to provide for the children alone and a house fire destroyed their house, Thomas was taken by his maternal grandparents.
In 1974, Thomas graduated from Yale Law School with a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree.
Career
The precise nature of the friendship between Clarence Thomas and Harlan Crow is under new scrutiny since ProPublica revealed last week that the Supreme Court justice did not disclose lavish gifts from the conservative Texas billionaire. https://t.co/nvIRvBE48d
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 12, 2023
Clarence Thomas had a remarkably distinguished legal career, earning him fame and popularity. He worked numerous jobs after graduating college. In 1974 he was the assistant attorney of Missouri under John Danforth.
In 1981, he was the U.S. Department of Education’s assistant secretary. For this job, he was nominated by President Ronald Reagan.
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Awards
Thomas is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Bradley Prize in 2009 for his exceptional work under the law. He was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005 by George W. Bush.
