Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Clarence Thomas, 77, became the second-longest serving U.S. Supreme Court justice in history on May 7.
Sworn in Oct. 23, 1991, Thomas has now served 34 years, 6 months, and 13 days, surpassing the previous second-place record holder, Justice Stephen J. Field, who served from 1863 to 1897.
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