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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas takes part in a court photo shoot in November 2018.
J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Updated 8:24 AM EDT, Fri April 14, 2023
Clarence Thomas became the second African American to serve on the US Supreme Court when he succeeded the first, Thurgood Marshall, in 1991.
Thomas is the longest-serving member of this Supreme Court, and he is considered a conservative justice.
Source: www.cnn.com
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