U.S. Supreme Court,
Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
May 17, 2023
Why SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas likely won’t be impeached
It appears unlikely that the Attorney General will prosecute Justice Thomas and find his failure to disclose was intentional and willful, but more likely he will buy into Thomas’ story that he was unaware of his duty to disclose the vacations, and therefore merely negligent.
News leaked last month in a ProPublica report that Harlan Crow, a Republican Texas billionaire and real estate developer, took Associate SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife on fully paid luxury vacations during the last 20 years on a near annual basis, including to Crow’s private resorts and using his private jet and yacht. Crow also paid for the private school tuition of Justice Thomas’ grand nephew’s private school tuition for several years to the tune of a...
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