Clarence Thomas Ethics Review Critic to Appear Before Senate (1)

A federal judge who raised concerns more than a decade ago about how the US court system handled ethics complaints against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is set to testify this week before the US Senate.

US District Judge Mark Wolf is scheduled to appear Wednesday before a Judiciary Committee subcommittee chaired by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat.

Bloomberg News previously reported that Wolf — a former member of the US Judicial Conference, the federal court system leadership body — repeatedly questioned throughout 2012 why members weren’t receiving information about complaints filed against Thomas the year before ...