Who is Kathy Ambush? All about Clarence Thomas’ ex-wife

Who is Clarence Thomas’ first wife?

Kathy Ambush is the ex-wife of Clarence Thomas. Kathy Ambush’s husband is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The American lawyer was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Thurgood Marshall and has served since 1991. Thomas is the second African-American to serve on the Court, after Marshall. Since Stephen Breyer’s retirement in 2022, he is also the Court’s oldest member.

Kathy Ambush: Bio Summary

How old is Kathy Ambush?

Kathy Ambush was born on 6 June 1950 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. As of 2024, she is 74 years old. She was the daughter of Nelson William Ambush- a dental technician and his wife Shigao Gladys Sato. According to YEN.COM.GH, Kathy was one of the five children of the couple: she also had two half-siblings.

After graduating from Saint Peter-Marion Central Catholic High School, Kathy went on to join Anna Maria College from 1968 to 1970 to study Sociology. On a quest to acquire more knowledge, she enrolled at Lincoln University from 1975 to 1977 where she graduated with a Business Administration and Science degree. Clarence Thomas’s ex-wife, Kathy is also a trained Radio Broadcaster per her LinkedIn profile.

How did Clarence Thomas and his ex-wife, Kathy meet?

Per reports, Kathy was introduced to Clarence when he was studying at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. On June 5, 1971, Thomas married his college sweetheart, Kathy Grace Ambush the day after Clarence’s graduation, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Worcester. They got married in a beautiful ceremony in the presence of friends, families, and loved ones.

How long was Clarence Thomas married to Kathy Ambush?

However, the beautiful couple’s marriage didn’t last forever, the relationship went sour and they separated in 1981 and divorced in 1984. They were married for 13 years. During their 13 years of marriage, the couple had one child, Jamal Adeen, in 1973.

According to NYPost, after the separation, but still not divorced, Clarence began dating attorney and lobbyist, Virginia Lamp Thomas. Virginia was an aide to Republican Congressman Dick Armey. Clarence married Virginia in 1987.

Where is Clarence Thomas’s ex-wife now?

Clarence Thomas’s first wife Kathy Ambush lives in Richmond, Virginia, USA, with her husband, Douglas Allen Smith per YEN.COM.GH. She is now involved in entrepreneurship with Global Internet Entrepreneur and advocates for healthy living through platforms like Amway.

According to her LinkedIn profile, Clarence Thomas’s first wife worked in public relations. Kathy Ambush served in various capacities in the non-profit, corporate, political, and education sectors, including administration and management. She served as an assistant director and director of Development at the Immigrant Learning Centre, Inc. from 2002 to 2018.

Before that, she used to work as a community relations specialist at BankBoston. Kathy also served as the director for the MASP Program at Milton Academy in the 1990s and as a communications specialist for NRCC 1980s.

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Does Clarence Thomas have any children?

As said earlier Clarence Thomas and Kathy Ambush had a son, Jamal Adeen Thomas who is Thomas’s sole child. After their marriage came to an end, Clarence won the custody of their son. Jamal is now an American actor and television show personality. He is best known for his roles in the television shows FBI: Most Wanted, Grey’s Anatomy, and Entourage. Jamal did not follow in the footsteps of his father. Instead, he decided to pursue an entertainment career.