Clarence Thomas resumes hearing oral arguments after absence from Supreme Court

The most senior justice on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, resumed hearing oral arguments in-person this week following his abrupt recent hospitalization.

The return of Thomas was marked by his opening questions during oral arguments over the case United States v. Washington on Monday. Thomas’s voice was noticeably absent from discussions during the last two weeks of March. Thomas was discharged from the hospital on March 25, one week after he was admitted due to an infection causing flulike symptoms.