In 1967, Johnson nominated Marshall to replace Justice Tom C. Clark on the Supreme Court; despite opposition from Southern senators, he was confirmed by a vote of 69 to 11. He was often in the majority during the consistently liberal Warren Court period, but after appointments by President Richard Nixon made the Court more conservative ...

2025年1月20日 · Thurgood Marshall (born July 2, 1908, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died January 24, 1993, Bethesda) was a lawyer, civil rights activist, and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1967–91), the Court’s first African American member.

During Marshall's 34-year tenure as Chief Justice, the Supreme Court would emerge as an important force in the federal government for the first time, and Marshall himself played a major role in shaping the nation's understanding of constitutional law.

2009年10月29日 · Thurgood Marshall was a successful civil rights attorney, the first African American Supreme Court justice and a prominent advocate for racial equality.

2025年1月30日 · John Marshall (born September 24, 1755, near Germantown [now Midland], Virginia—died July 6, 1835, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was the fourth chief justice of the United States and principal founder of the U.S. system of constitutional law.

1991年10月1日 · Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.

Thurgood Marshall was a pioneering American civil rights lawyer and the first African American Supreme Court Justice. His career was marked by significant contributions to the fight for racial equality and justice in the United States.

5 天之前 · BALTIMORE — PS 103 on Division Street is remembered as the elementary school Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall attended more than 100 years ago. "This is PS 103 which means that in the ...

On August 30, 1967, the Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as the first Black person to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. Marshall was no stranger to the Senate or the Supreme Court at the time. Marshall was confirmed in a 69-11 floor vote to join the Court.

2025年1月19日 · John Marshall, born on September 24, 1755, in Virginia, was a foundational figure in American jurisprudence and served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1801 until his death in 1835.