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
Resources
Bibliographic references of Thurgood Marshall
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