Justice Clarence Thomas: Reflections on Twenty-five Years on the Court

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🗓️ 22 October 2016

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Appointed by President George H.W. Bush, Justice Clarence Thomas has served on the Supreme Court since October 1991. In this conversation, Justice Thomas shares personal reflections on the Court, his jurisprudence, and the people, ideas, institutions, and experiences that have influenced him. Justice Thomas also reflects on his late colleague and friend Justice Antonin Scalia.

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0:00.0	And the I have Bill Crystal.
0:17.0	Bill Crystal. Welcome to Conversations. I'm very pleased to be joined today by Justice Clarence Thomas,
0:20.0	the Supreme Court, if it was finished a quarter century on the Supreme Court.
0:24.7	It's hard to believe.
0:25.7	Well, yeah, it is.
0:27.7	I mean, since I knew you before then.
0:29.7	Yeah, we're not as youngest we once were.
0:31.7	No, isn't that interesting?
0:33.2	I met you what, 30 years ago.
0:35.2	I guess that's right in the Reagan administration.
0:37.6	This will be your first term without your good friend
0:40.2	and wonderful colleague Nino Scalia you spoke so beautifully about him at
0:44.6	when you eulogized him at his funeral and then later on you made some remarks
0:47.9	when you gave the Hillsdale commencement address about Justice Scalia you want to say a
0:52.1	word about him?
0:53.2	Well, it is.
0:53.9	I mean, it's, and one of the hard parts of being
0:56.8	on the court is watching what happens to your colleagues
1:00.0	as time goes by.
1:02.0	And, you know, I've always said that the hard part was watching
1:06.1	your colleagues get older and pass away and of course then his sudden death
1:10.8	and no one could have anticipated, which is pretty shocking.
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