Justice Clarence Thomas
Being a Supreme Court justice is hard work. It’s an incredibly difficult job, and it’s often thankless. Now that there are only eight justices doing the work of nine — and with seemingly no hope for the confirmation of a ninth justice in sight — we imagine that many of them are having rather sleepless nights.
When will these sleepy SCOTUS justices find the time to catch up on their Zzzs?
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As most lawyers know, if you pull frequent all-nighters, you’re liable to fall asleep at the most inopportune times. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, for example, likes to take short naps during State of the Union addresses. Justice Clarence Thomas, on the other hand, appeared to have been snoozing on the job during oral arguments last week.
Here’s the picture for our latest caption contest. If only Justice Thomas talked in his sleep, then perhaps he’d have been more active on the bench for all of these years.
Is Justice Thomas fast asleep? (Photo via Art Lien)
Same rules as always, but with a twist: you can submit your captions via email (subject line: “Caption Contest: Sleeping Justice”), in the comments to this post on our Facebook group, or on Twitter (by tweeting @atlblog and using #SleepingJustice). Please try to be funny, since we think this is pretty awesome material. We’ll choose our favorites — with preference given to those with a legal bent — and then let you vote for the best one.
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