Clarence Thomas is the second African-American male to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Clarence Thomas, a native and lifelong resident of the United States, was born in Pin Point, Georgia on October 24, 1948. He earned a Bachelor of Science in engineering from Virginia Tech in 1971, a Master of Arts in educational administration from George Mason University in 1974, and a Doctorate in law from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1978. In 1981 he married Virginia Miers, who has been his partner since that time
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In 1982 he began working as a clerk for Judge J. Skelly Wright of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
He was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals by President Reagan in July 1987 and confirmed by the Senate in August 1988.