Federal service record

Clarence Thomas

Latest appointment on record: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Born 1948 (per the source below).

2federal appointments on record October 12, 2026official record last checked

Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit March 6, 1990 – October 23, 1991

Appointed by: George H.W. Bush
Nominated: October 30, 1989
Confirmed by the Senate: March 6, 1990
Commissioned: March 6, 1990
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States October 18, 1991 – no end date recorded by the source

Appointed by: George H.W. Bush
Nominated: July 8, 1991
Confirmed by the Senate: October 15, 1991
Commissioned: October 18, 1991
Senate vote: Roll call, 52–48 · open the roll call →

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

How this file is built

Every date, title, appointing president and Senate tally above is copied from the linked official record, checked on October 12, 2026. We link a confirmation to a Senate roll call only when exactly one roll call on the confirmation date has the same yes and no totals and names this nominee. Where a fact is missing from the official record, this page leaves it out rather than estimate it.

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