Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas, an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 1991, has faced significant public controversy regarding ethics and financial disclosures. Reports indicate he has accepted millions of dollars in gifts, including private jet travel, superyacht vacations, real estate transactions, and tuition payments, primarily from billionaire Harlan Crow and other wealthy donors, which were largely omitted from mandatory financial disclosure forms. Thomas has maintained that these were private hospitality gifts from friends and not subject to disclosure. Following media scrutiny, he has filed amended disclosures. In 2025, the federal judiciary rejected requests to refer these ethical concerns to the Department of Justice for investigation. Thomas also faced allegations of sexual harassment from Anita Hill during his 1991 confirmation hearings, which he denied. Multiple articles of impeachment have been proposed in Congress regarding his failure to disclose financial gifts and his refusal to recuse from cases involving his wife’s activities. There have been no criminal charges or convictions against him.