SUPREME COURT JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from the hospital Friday, a week after being admitted with flu-like symptoms.
Thomas was discharged from Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington early Friday. He was admitted on the evening of March 18.
Tests showed Thomas, 73, had an infection, and he received intravenous antibiotics. The Supreme Court said Thomas did not have Covid-19; he has received the vaccination and booster shot.
The health and well-being of Supreme Court justices are closely monitored, particularly for justices whose judicial philosophies differ from that of the party that controls the White House. Thomas is one of the most conservative members of the Supreme Court.
He was in the hospital the same week that the Senate Judiciary Committee held confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to fill the seat of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
Thomas has served on the high court since 1991 after being nominated by then-President George H.W. Bush and confirmed by the Senate.
