Judging Thomas: The Life and Times of Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas, the youngest and most controversial member of the Supreme Court, could become the longest-serving justice in history, influencing US law for decades to come. Foskett's biography is based on interviews with Thomas, fellow justices, family members, and hundreds of friends and associates, as well as archival material and Thomas's own speeches, legal writings, and other materials. It traces the justice's working-class roots, his flirtation with the priesthood and with Black Power, the resentment that fueled his opposition to affirmative action, and the conservative beliefs that eventually led him to the Supreme Court. Foskett is an investigative reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and was the newspaper's Washington correspondent from 1996 to 2001. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR