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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

Clarence Thomas this week becomes the second longest serving Supreme Court justice. Confirmed by the Senate in 1991,

he has now served more than 34 years. Only William O. Douglas served longer, and Justice Thomas

will surpass Douglas in May of 2028 if he remains on the

court. His influence on the Supreme Court is, if anything, increasing these days. And we'll

talk about that. Also, what's with the increasingly testy exchanges between some of the justices on the court these

days?

Welcome to Potomac Watch.

I'm Paul Gie Go with the Wall Street Journal.

And our subjects today are Justice Thomas, his influence on the court.

And we have the ideal guest, John Yu, a professor of Berkeley law, and a former clerk to Justice Thomas, and the

Legal Eagle, who's watched the Supreme Court over the years in Justice Thomas in particular.

Welcome, John. Good to talk to you again. Great to you with you, Paul.

Just give me a sense overall of what you think of this longevity milestone by the justice. It's certainly notable.

Not to date myself, but I first met him the very first year he was on the court in 1991 to

92 when I interviewed with him for a job. It's actually the very day that the court announced

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