NewsThe Daily WireMay 7, 2026United States
Justice Clarence Thomas Becomes Second-Longest-Serving Supreme Court Justice
Justice Clarence Thomas has surpassed Justice John Paul Stevens to become the second-longest-serving justice in U.S. Supreme Court history, marking over 34 years on the bench. Appointed in 1991, Thomas has become a central figure in the court's conservative majority, authoring 835 opinions during his tenure.
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The milestone highlights the long-term influence of Justice Thomas on the Supreme Court's jurisprudence, including his role in recent landmark rulings on affirmative action, gun rights, and religious liberty.
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personClarence ThomaspersonJoe BidenorganizationHeritage FoundationpersonCully StimsonpersonByron DonaldsorganizationThe Heritage Foundation“ully Stimson, acting director of the Institute for Constitutional Government at ”personGeorge H.W. BushpersonJohn Paul StevensorganizationU.S. Supreme CourtpersonAnita Hill