On the recordOctober 31, 2011
on October 20, I paid tribute to the 20th anniversary of Justice Clarence Thomas' appointment to the Supreme Court. I entered into the Record following my remarks letters from several of his former clerks giving their own reflections. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record today letters from three other clerks: John Eastman, Jeffrey Wall, and Chris Landau. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Chapman University, Orange, CA, October 12, 2011. Hon. Orrin G. Hatch, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Dear Senator Hatch: I was honored to serve as a law clerk with Justice Clarence Thomas during the Supreme Court's October 1996 Term. The Justice's mentorship, foresight, and depth of understanding of the principles of the American Founding ensured that my service with him would be one of the highlights of my professional career, no matter where that career would lead in the fullness of time. So I am particularly grateful for the opportunity to provide a letter for the Congressional Record commemorating the twentieth anniversary of his confirmation and appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. I also want to express my sincere thanks to you, for your extraordinary efforts in advancing Justice Thomas's confirmation in the U.S. Senate twenty years ago. What a difference twenty years makes!…
