Clarence Thomas Vs Anita Hill Essay

Assignment 5: Anita Hill VS Clarence Thomas

Introduction

In 1991, Thurgood Marshall, the first African American to serve on the nation’s highest court retired. However, before Thurgood Marshall could retire, someone would have to take his place. In 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court where he would eventually be sworn in on October 23, 1991 (EEOC); But before Clarence Thomas was sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court, a scandal involving a college law professor arose. As soon as President Bush announced that he had nominated Clarence Thomas as the next Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, a law professor named Anita Hill submitted a confidential statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee alleging that Thomas had sexually harassed her a decade ago and two days

Her parents were farmers and she was the youngest of 13 children. Ever since Anita was a child, she earned straight As and eventually graduated as valedictorian of her class back in high school (Bio., 2015). After high school, Anita Hill attended Oklahoma State University where she graduated with honors and a B.A. in psychology. After finishing an internship, Anita Hill became interested in law and eventually applied and was accepted to Yale Law School. Anita Hill eventually obtained her J.D. from Yale Law School in 1980 (Bio., 2015). After school, Anita found work as an associate with a private law firm named Ward, Harkrader & Ross and in 1981, Anita Hill accepted a position as a legal adviser for Clarence Thomas (Bio., 2015). After working for Clarence Thomas for three years, Anita Hill became a professor at the University of Oklahoma’s College of Law. At this University, Anita taught contract and commercial law. Eventually in September of 1991, Anita Hill was approached by the Senate Judiciary Committee and questioned about the allegations against Clarence