Is Clarence Thomas sick? Here’s what we know about the American lawyer and the associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Clarence Thomas is the associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
He has been serving in that position since 1991. President George H.W. Bush had nominated him to succeed Thurgood Marshall. He is the longest-serving member of the court with three decades of history.
Is Clarence Thomas Sick? Health Condition & Illness
Clarence Thomas is sick.
Supreme Court’s public information office, on Sunday, 20 March 2022, reported Clarence’s hospitalization at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC, on Friday. Reportedly, he had flu-like symptoms. As for him having Covid-19, the reports deny.
Clarence’s diagnosis came positive for an infection, and he is currently undergoing treatment with intravenous antibiotics. And at present, his symptoms are abating which creates a possibility of his discharge within a day or two.
As for further details of the illness, the court didn’t disclose anything. Similarly, it also didn’t reveal the reason for the late announcement of Clarence’s health.
The Supreme Court has hearing schedules of several cases on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Confirmation proceedings for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson.
According to a Supreme Court spokesperson, he won’t be participating remotely in oral discussions over the telephone Monday, 21 March, as the justices were to take the bench the morning for arguments.
Clarence Thomas Wife
Clarence Thomas is happily married to his wife, Virginia Thomas.
She is an attorney, conservative activist, and aide to Republican Congressman Dick Armey. The couple had their marriage in 1987.
The liberal advocacy group Common Cause, in January 2011, reported Clarence’s failure in disclosing his wife’s income of about $686 thousand through Heritage Foundation between 2003 and 2007. Due to it, he amended twenty years’ worth of his financial disclosures.
The couple currently lives in Virginia and travel across the U.S. in a motorcoach between Court terms. They took in Thomas’ great-nephew, Mark Martin Jr., in 1997. The child used to live with his mother in Savannah public housing.
Before his marriage to Thomas, Clarence was married to his college girlfriend, Kathy Grace Ambush. They wed in 1971, separated in 1981, and divorced in 1984. They shared one child, Jamal Adeen.
Clarence Thomas Net Worth
Clarence Thomas’ estimated net worth is $24 million.
Likewise, he has an annual salary of $230 thousand and assets worth $17 million. His Chicago house has a value of $2 million, while his commercial plot in Boston is $1 million. In addition to that, his stock portfolio is worth $5 million.