Clarence Thomas becomes second-longest-serving Supreme Court justice
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Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 3
Clarence Thomas becomes second-longest-serving Supreme Court justice
11 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 3
The 77-year-old reaches the milestone on Thursday, passing John Paul Stevens and trailing only William O. Douglas in tenure on the US high court.
The report says Thomas's originalist views, once often confined to dissents, have increasingly shaped majority rulings on voting rights, gun rights, affirmative action and religious expression.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991, Thomas could become the court's longest-serving justice if he remains until 20 May 2028.
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