Clarence Thomas Sits Out Supreme Court Student Loan Case Decision

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Source: Newsweek

Published Dec 08, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST updated Dec 08, 2025 at 12:52 PM EST


Justice Clarence Thomas did not participate in the Supreme Court's decision on a petition for rehearing concerning a student loan case, according to an order list released on Monday.

Why It Matters

The case, William F. Kaetz v. United States et al., marked a notable recusal in the ongoing national conversation over student debt and its legal implications.

Thomas is one of the longest-serving members of the Supreme Court. His recusal from student loan-related cases comes amid ongoing scrutiny of the Court's handling of loan forgiveness initiatives, an issue that has significant financial and political implications for millions of Americans. Thomas’s past public comments about facing personal student loan debt have complicated his role as the Court examines the legality of loan relief.

What To Know

The Supreme Court's brief order did not provide a specific reason for Thomas’s recusal. Federal judicial ethics rules guide justices to abstain from cases where there may be a conflict of interest, personal involvement, or the appearance thereof.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/clarence-thomas-sits-out-supreme-court-student-loan-case-decision-11174508

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. I wonder who paid for Thomas's education at Holy Cross?

[Blumancru]

2. Since when has he been concerned about ethics?

Something is fishy about this.

[BigDemVoter]

3. He only sat it out, because there was no money to be grifted, and it was too much work.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Someone didn't pay him the bribe amount he wanted.

So he is going to send a message.

[3Hotdogs]

6. Nah. He probably had a little achey in his tummy-tum.

[Irish_Dem]

10. Or one of the females he hit on told him to take a hike.

[popsdenver]

7. Either that

or it interfered with one of his all expense paid corporate junkets for his wife and him.......

[cstanleytech]

5. I'm hoping no SCOTUS Judge resigns or dies until we have the Presidency and a Senate majority.

[Blasphemer]

8. I guarantee Alito & Thomas will resign while Trump is in office.

The only real solution is expanding the court once we have the Presidency and Congress back.

[cstanleytech]

9. That's the easiest way of course but I'd rather we have a complete revamp of SCOTUS.

My preferred method would be for a randomly selected Federal Judge is chosen and offered to sit for a single 9 year termon SCOTUS after which they are usually ineligible to serve as a Federal Judge at any level. They can decline to serve though on scotus if they so wish but they are then automatically removed from their current position and cannot ever be a judge at the Federal leve usually.

Staggering that you would see a new Judge every year and if a judge dies while serving then one of the ones that served before or declined to is randomly selected and offered to sit on the bench for the remainder of the term.

This way stacking SCOTUS is extremely difficult for any party to accomplish.