Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall
Current Court Information:
Supreme Court of the United States
Title:	Former Judge
Service:
Appointed by:	Lyndon Johnson
Active:	8/30/1967 - 10/1/1991
Senior:	10/1/1991 - 1/24/1993
Preceded by:	Tom Clark
Succeeded by:	Clarence Thomas
Past post:	Second Circuit
Past term:	9/14/1962 - 8/23/1965
Past position:	Seat #9
Personal History
Born:	July 2, 1908
Home State:	Baltimore, MD
Deceased:	January 24, 1993
Bachelors:	Lincoln U., A.B., 1930
Law School:	Howard U. Law, LL.B., 1933

Thurgood Marshall (1908 - 1993) was a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until his death in 1993. He received his Supreme Court appointment from Lyndon Johnson. At the time of his appointment, he served as the Solicitor General of the United States. Prior to the appointment, he served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit after a 1962 appointment from John F. Kennedy. At the time of appointment, he was the Director and counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Marshall assumed senior status on October 1, 1991. His service on the court ended with his death on January 24, 1993. Marshall was the first African American to serve the Supreme Court.

Early life and education

• Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, A.B., 1930
• Howard University School of Law, LL.B., 1933

Professional career

• Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1933-1937
• Counsel, NAACP, Baltimore Regional Office, 1934-1936
• Special assistant counsel, NAACP, Baltimore Regional Office, 1936-1938
• Special counsel, NAACP, Baltimore Regional Office, 1938-1940
• Director and counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1940-1961
• Solicitor General of the United States, 1965-1967

Federal judicial career

Supreme Court

Justice Marshall was nominated to the Supreme Court by Lyndon B. Johnson on June 13, 1967, to a seat vacated by Tom Clark. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 30, 1967 and received his commission on August 30, 1967. Marshall assumed senior status on October 1, 1991. His service on the court ended with his death on January 24, 1993.

Second Circuit

Marshall received a recess appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from John F. Kennedy on October 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80. He was officially nominated on January 15, 1962; Confirmed by the Senate on September 11, 1962, and received his commission on September 14, 1962. Marshall resigned from the court on August 23, 1965.

See also

• Supreme Court of the United States
• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

External links

• Marshall Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by: NA - new seat	Second Circuit 1962–1965 Seat #9	Succeeded by: Wilfred Feinberg
Preceded by: Tom Clark	Supreme Court 1967–1993	Succeeded by: Clarence Thomas