Snubbed by Big Law, Clarence Thomas found his path to the Supreme Court

Justice Clarence Thomas says those who dislike him and the direction he's led the Supreme Court should blame the snobbish law firms that didn't offer him a job when he emerged from Yale Law School in the 1970s.
Snubbed by Big Law, Clarence Thomas found his path to the Supreme Court

Justice Clarence Thomas attributes his position on the Supreme Court to law firms that rejected him after Yale Law School. He suggests that these firms’ decisions, stemming from snobbery, ultimately shaped his career path. Those critical of his judicial direction should consider these past rejections.

  • Justice Clarence Thomas believes snobbish law firms that didn’t hire him are responsible for his Supreme Court career.
  • He emerged from Yale Law School in the 1970s.
  • He suggests critics of his direction on the Supreme Court should blame these firms.
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