On this day in history, October 15, 1991, Clarence Thomas is confirmed to US Supreme Court
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On this day in history, Oct. 15, 1991, Clarence Thomas received a Senate vote of 52-48 confirming him to the U.S. Supreme Court. Today, he is the longest serving Supreme Court justice.
"That was the closest vote in favor of a Supreme Court nominee in more than a century." Thomas is the longest-serving current justice. Erica Lamberg is a contributing writer for Fox News Digital.
Subsequently, President George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, nominated Thomas, who at that time was a 43-year-old African American judge known for his conservative beliefs, to fill Justice Marshall’s seat, the same source indicated.
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