Senate nomination PN456 · 102nd Congress

Clarence Thomas, to be Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Clarence Thomas, of Georgia, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, vice Thurgood Marshall, retired.

Status: Confirmed Oct 15, 1991
Senate vote: 52 to 48, roll call 220 (the Senate roll call, opens in a new tab)
Received: Jul 8, 1991
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Congress: 102nd Congress (1991–1992)
Citation: PN456

Every action on the nomination

Jul 8, 1991 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 10, 1991 Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Sep 11, 1991 Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Sep 12, 1991 Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Sep 13, 1991 Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Sep 16, 1991 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1084, pt.1.
Sep 17, 1991 Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Sep 19, 1991 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1084, pt.2.
Sep 20, 1991 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1084, pt.3.
Sep 27, 1991 Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without recommendation.
Oct 1, 1991 Reported by Mr. Biden, Committee on the Judiciary, without recommendation with printed report - Ex.Rept. 102-15. Together with additional and supplemental views.
Oct 1, 1991 Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 318.
Oct 3, 1991 Senate debate on nomination (also Oct 4, 7, 8 and 15, 1991).
Oct 8, 1991 By unanimous consent, vote previously set for 6 p.m. Today to occur at 6 p.m. On Tuesday, October 15, 1991.
Oct 11, 1991 Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Oct 12, 1991 Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Oct 13, 1991 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held and concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1084, pt.4.
Oct 15, 1991 Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52-48. Record Vote No: 220.