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Clarence Thomas
Yes, Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is not related to the Bush family by blood. She has been involved in conservative political activities and has connections to individuals associated with the Bush family through her work in politics and advocacy.
President George HW Bush appointed Justice Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court with Justice Thurgood Marshall retired in 1991.
Justice Clarence Thomas was nominated by President George H. W. Bush in 1991 to replace Justice Thurgood Marshall, who was retiring. Thomas officially joined the Court in October of that year, and is an incumbent (still sitting). When the 2010-2011 Term began in October, Thomas marked 19 years tenure on the Court.
Clarence Thomas became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the US because he was nominated by President George H.W. Bush and confirmed by the Senate. President Bush nominated him due to his conservative judicial philosophy and his previous experience as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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President George HW Bush nominated Justice Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court in 1991.
No. Goerge Bush is related to his son Goerge W. Bush
No. Justice Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American on the US Supreme Court. Justice Clarence Thomas is the second African-American US Supreme Court justice. President George HW Bush nominated him in 1991 to replace Thurgood Marshall, who was retiring. Justice Thomas is an incumbent on the bench.
No, he is not
Justice Clarence Thomas is only the second of two African-American justices to sit on the US Supreme Court. President Johnson appointed Justice Thurgood Marshall as the first African-American on the Court in 1967. President George H W Bush appointed Clarence Thomas as Thurgood Marshall's successor when Marshall retired in 1991.