Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall

Biography of Thurgood Marshall

Biographic Details

  • Family Name (Surname): Marshall
  • First Name: Thurgood
  • Date of Birth: July , 2 , 1908
  • Place of Birth (POB): Baltimore , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
  • Date of Death: January , 24 , 1993
  • Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
  • Gender Identity: Male
  • Race or Ethnicity: African American

Thurgood Marshall Court Service Information

  • Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
  • Appointment under the Presidency of: John F. Kennedy ( Democratic )
  • Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/15/1962
  • Judicial Recess Appointment date: 10/05/1961
  • New Seat
  • Authorization legislation: 75 Stat. 80
  • Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/15/1962
  • Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
  • Committee action date: 09/07/1962
  • Senate voice vote?: No
  • Senate vote Yes/No: 54/16
  • Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/11/1962
  • Commission Date: 09/14/1962
  • Date of Termination: 08/23/1965
  • Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Second Appointment of Thurgood Marshall

  • Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
  • Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
  • Promoted by President: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
  • Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/13/1967
  • Seat vacated by: Clark , Tom C.
  • Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/13/1967
  • Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
  • Committee action: 08/21/1967
  • Senate voice vote?: No
  • Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 08/30/1967
  • Commission Date: 08/30/1967
  • Retirement from Active Service: 10/01/1991
  • Date of Termination: 01/24/1993
  • Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Thurgood Marshall in the Law School

  • Name of School: Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
  • Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
  • Law Degree Year: 1930

Second Law School Attendance

  • Law Degree (Name of School): Howard University School of Law
  • Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
  • Law Degree Year: 1933

Thurgood Marshall Career Path

Employment:

  • 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
  • Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, September 23, 1961; no Senate vote

    Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

    Allotment as Circuit Justice:

  • Seventh Circuit, October 9, 1967-January 6, 1972
  • Second Circuit, September 24, 1971-September 30, 1991

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