Q&A with Justice Clarence Thomas at The University of Texas at Austin

Following his lecture, Justice Clarence Thomas sat down with William Inboden, the University of Texas at Austin's executive vice president and provost. Justice Thomas answered students’ questions on his judicial philosophy, originalism, his early life, and the role of the Supreme Court in the modern era. Appointed by President George H. W. Bush in 1991, Justice Clarence Thomas is the longest-serving current justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. He holds an A.B. from College of the Holy Cross and a J.D. from Yale Law School. He previously acted as Assistant Attorney General of Missouri, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights within the U.S. Department of Education, and Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Follow us on social media: X: https://x.com/UT_Civitas Instagram:   / ut_civitas   LinkedIn:   / ut-civitas-institute   Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.civitasoutlook.com/newsle... Explore more from the Civitas Institute: https://www.civitasinstitute.org