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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas hasn’t asked a question in a decade [View all]
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-hasnt-asked-question-decade?cid=sm_fb_msnbc
Ten years ago Monday, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked a question from the bench.
He hasn’t done it since.
The streak is a record — no other justice in modern history has gone more than a term without asking a question during oral arguments. It’s also a source of curiosity and angst in the legal community.
It will also likely continue for some time. Thomas has shown no sign of changing his ways, issuing his opinions in written form and making little more than small talk with other justices when the court is hearing arguments — and, once, three years ago, cracking an apparent joke.
Ten years ago Monday, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked a question from the bench.
He hasn’t done it since.
The streak is a record — no other justice in modern history has gone more than a term without asking a question during oral arguments. It’s also a source of curiosity and angst in the legal community.
It will also likely continue for some time. Thomas has shown no sign of changing his ways, issuing his opinions in written form and making little more than small talk with other justices when the court is hearing arguments — and, once, three years ago, cracking an apparent joke.
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