Thomas’ predecessor on the court, Thurgood Marshall, was a civil rights lawyer before becoming a justice. In 1991, in his final opinion before retiring after a quarter century on the court ...

Thomas D. Marshall of Plymouth Meeting, passed away peacefully on Wednesday November 6, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was 71 years old. Born June 9, 1942 in Norristown and raised in Bridgeport.

In my five decades as a journalist, I’ve had the privilege of speaking with both Marshall and Thomas about their philosophies of law and how the law should address racial inequality, and a ...

Bush claimed that Thomas was the “best qualified” candidate for the seat vacated by Thurgood Marshall. But the real reason Bush selected him was that Thomas, like Marshall, is Black.

Thomas was eventually nominated by George H.W. Bush to replace the retiring Thurgood Marshall. Clarence Thomas in a newly-released book said that he had "no idea why or how" he was nominated to ...