Early Life and Education
Thompson is the son of a railroad laborer from Hannibal, Missouri. He received his bachelor's degree, cum laude, from Culver-Stockton College in 1967, his master's degree from Michigan State University in 1969, and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Michigan in 1974.
In 1970, Thompson married Brenda Anne Taggart. They have two sons.
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