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No. Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American to serve on the US Supreme Court. President Johnson nominated him as an Associate Justice in 1967 and he remained on the Court until his retirement in 1991. Thurgood Marshall was succeeded by incumbent Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.
John Marshall was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 until his death in 1835. He is widely considered the most influential Chief Justice in history.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoJustice Marshall served on the US Supreme Court from 1967-1991.
A brilliant attorney, Marshall is also remembered as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund counsel who argued Brown v. Board of Education before the US Supreme Court in 1954. The landmark decision in Brown lead to desegregation of the public schools, and overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896).
Justice Thurgood Marshall died January 24, 1993.
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∙ 14y agoPresident Lyndon Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to replace Justice Tom C. Clark, a Truman appointee who retired in 1967. Justice Marshall served on the US Supreme Court from June 1967 until his retirement in June 1991.
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∙ 12y agoPresident Lyndon Johnson appointed Justice Thurgood Marshal to the US Supreme Court in 1967; he served until his retirement in 1991, almost 24 years to the day.
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∙ 9y agoThurgood Marshall was a an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was the 96th justice and it's first African American justice. He served from 1967 - 1991.
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∙ 14y agoPresident Lyndon Johnson appointed Justice Marshall to the US Supreme Court in 1967.
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∙ 13y agoThurgood Marshall was nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Lyndon B. Johnson
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Which man served as chief justice of the United states supreme court?
which man served as chief justice of the united states supreme court
Who broadened the Supreme courts power?
Chief Justice John Marshall
Who strengthened the influence of the Supreme Court?
Fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Marshall, who served from 1801 - 1835.
Which African-American leader became a justice in Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the US Supreme Court Chief Justice during and after the War of 1812?
Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the US Supreme Court during the War of 1812.President Adams appointed John Marshall in 1801; he served until his death in 1835.
The president named this person to be the first black to hold a seat on the supreme court?
Thurgood Marshall. He was appointed in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson.
Who was the first African American chief justice of the court?
There has not been an African American Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. The first African American Associate Justice was the Honorable Thurgood Marshall.
Who broadned the Supreme Court's power?
Chief Justice John Marshall
Who had little schooling and was chief justice of the supreme court?
John Marshall :)!
When did Chief Justice John Marshall serve?
Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the US Supreme Court from 1801 until his death in 1835.
Which man served as chief justice of the United states supreme court?
which man served as chief justice of the united states supreme court
What Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court served more than 30 years?
john marshall was the supreme court chief justice for 34 not 35.
Was Thurgood Marshall was a lawyer for the NAACP?
yes, thurgood marshall was the NAACP'S chief counsel
Was John Marshall the longest serving chief justice on the supreme court?
yes.
Who was the chief justice in 1820?
John Marshall was the chief justice of the supreme court from January 31, 1801- July 6, 1835.
Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Bakke case?
Justice Thurgood Marshall, who argued for the end of segregation in education in Brown v. Board of Education, (1954). Justice Marshall believed affirmative action for African-Americans was an important remedy to the disadvantages and oppression they'd experienced under the law for hundreds of years.
Who was Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in 1803?
President John Adams appointed John Marshall, his Secretary of State, to the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1801. Marshall succeeded the third Chief Justice, Oliver Ellsworth.
