Supreme Court Nomination Announcement
1991-07-01T14:01:45-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjY4XC8xOTkxMDcwMTE0MDMzOTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==President George H. W. Bush spoke outside his vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine, and announced his nomination of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. Judge Thomas would replace Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who announced his retirement due to failing health on June 27, 1991. Judge Thomas would be the second black judge on the Supreme Court following Judge Marshall. President Bush lauded Judge Thomas’s judicial record and denied having made the nomination based on race alone. He said he did not feel there should be a black seat or an ethnic seat on the Supreme Court, but said if Judge Thomas is credited for having beaten tough odds for being a minority in the U.S., “So much the better.” Judge Thomas thanked his grandparents and teachers for having instilled a determination in him to make something of himself and said he would disagree with criticism claiming he was nominated solely because of his race, but he would have to live with it.
President George H. W. Bush spoke outside his vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine, and announced his nomination of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence… read more
President George H. W. Bush spoke outside his vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine, and announced his nomination of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. Judge Thomas would replace Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who announced his retirement due to failing health on June 27, 1991. Judge Thomas would be the second black judge on the Supreme Court following Judge Marshall. President Bush lauded Judge Thomas’s judicial record and denied having made the nomination based on race alone. He said he did not feel there should be a black seat or an ethnic seat on the Supreme Court, but said if Judge Thomas is credited for having beaten tough odds for being a minority in the U.S., “So much the better.” Judge Thomas thanked his grandparents and teachers for having instilled a determination in him to make something of himself and said he would disagree with criticism claiming he was nominated solely because of his race, but he would have to live with it. close
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