Justice Thomas explained long ago the reasons for his general rule not to ask questions from the bench.
And a lot of lawyers appreciate that. Most questions from the bench are grandstanding, and it makes oral argument difficult.
Well, he IS there to do a job for us....
(and another 4 years of tearing apart/down this country is nothing to look forward to...)
(I do understand the “grandstanding” problem with some justices’ questioning... have never figured out why they do it since they are in those robes for life and they aren’t getting paid any more to make themselves look stupid...)