PERIÓDICOS ALIAZON: How Justice Thomas’s “nearly adopted daughter” became his law clerk

March 29, 2024

Justice Clarence Thomas gave Crystal Clanton, whom he refers to as his "nearly adopted daughter," a home and a job after she left a conservative youth organization amid controversy.

Justice Clarence Thomas, wearing a black robe, glasses and a red tie, sitting for a Supreme Court portrait.

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Then he picked her for one of the most coveted positions in the legal world. →

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