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Thurgood Marshall
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Thurgood Marshall served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Aug 30, 1967 by a 69–11 Senate vote.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Aug 30, 1967
- Senate vote
- 69–11
- Born
- 1908
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitJohn F. Kennedy · Sep 11, 1962 – Aug 23, 1965
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesLyndon B. Johnson · Aug 30, 1967 – Jan 24, 1993
Education
- Lincoln University, PennsylvaniaA.B., 1930
- Howard University School of LawLL.B., 1933
Career
Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1933-1937; NAACP, Baltimore [Maryland] Regional Office, 1934-1940; counsel,1934-1936; special assistant counsel, 1936-1938; special counsel, 1938-1940; Director/counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1940-1961; Solicitor general of the United States, 1965-1967
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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