Who Is Clarence Thomas First Wife, Kathy Ambush? A Brief Overview

Posted by Brenda Moya on Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Clarence Thomas’ first wife Kathy Ambush is an American volunteer who has lived a relatively low-key life, despite the fact that her ex-spouse, Clarence Thomas, is one of the most prominent legal persons in the United States. 

Kathy was born on June 6th, 1950, to Nelson and Shigao Ambush in Worcester, Massachusetts. She grew up with four siblings (Benjamin, Stephen, June, and Karen). 

After completing her studies at Marian Central Catholic High School and later at a women’s college in Worcester, Kathy went on to earn her degree in business administration from Lincoln University.

Kathy’s professional occupation has mainly revolved around voluntary work as a Global Internet Entrepreneur and working as the director of the Massachusetts Advanced Studies Program at Milton Academy; she also worked at Immigration Learning Centre. 

During this time, she met Clarence Thomas through mutual friends and eventually married him at All Saints Episcopal Church. 

Unfortunately, after ten years of marriage, they decided to get a divorce and split their assets in 1984. They had one son together named Jamal Adeen Thomas, who is now an economist living in the United States.

Following their separation, Kathy found love again with Allen Smith whom she married. The couple now lives happily in Richmond Virginia, but there is no confirmation if they have children together or not. 

Her ex-husband also remarried Virginia Lamp, AKA Ginny, who has been an outspoken republican conservative activist, unlike Kathy, who prefers to stay away from politics publicly; this has caused many people to speculate about her views on political matters today.

Kathy’s net worth reportedly sits around $100k as of 2022, which was accumulated over time through various jobs but mainly due to monetary installments and other possessions attributed to her during their divorce settlement agreement with Clarence Thomas, who boasts a net worth of over $1 million dollars due notably from his tenure as Supreme Court Justice for over 30 years making him one of the longest serving members on the court today.

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