Justice Clarence Thomas, who had been hospitalized for the past week, was discharged Friday morning, the Supreme Court said.After experiencing flulike
Justice Clarence Thomas, who had been hospitalized for the past week, was discharged Friday morning, the Supreme Court said.
After experiencing flulike symptoms, Justice Thomas, the longest-serving member of the U.S. Supreme Court, was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington last Friday, the court said in a statement on Sunday. A statement on Friday offered no further details.
He underwent tests and was told he had an infection at the time. He was treated with intravenous antibiotics.
Patricia McCabe, a spokeswoman for the Supreme Court, said earlier this week that Justice Thomas’s illness was not Covid-19 or related to the coronavirus. All nine Supreme Court justices have been vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19. At least two justices, Amy Coney Barrett and Brett M. Kavanaugh, have previously contracted the virus. Justices are regularly tested for the virus, in accordance with court protocol.
Justice Thomas, 73, was nominated by President George H.W. Bush and was seated on Oct. 23, 1991, making him the court’s most senior conservative member. He is its second-oldest member, after Justice Stephen G. Breyer, 83, who in January announced his retirement.
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