Clarence Thomas:
Bar Admission Missouri, 1974
Experience Prior judicial experience: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals (DC Cir.)
Federal Judicial Position(s) Judge, Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1990-91
Federal Political Position(s)
Legislative assistant, Senate, 1979-81;
Assistant Secretary for civil rights, Department of Education, 1981-82;
Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1982-90
Law Practice Missouri, 1977-79
Law School Yale, Graduated 1974
State Political Position(s) Assistant attorney general, Missouri, 1974-77
Undergraduate Education Immaculate Conception Holy Cross, Attended 1967-68, B.A. 1971
Additonal information from Infoplease.com
he graduated (1974) from the Yale Law School and became a prominent black conservative active in Republican causes.