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Who was first African American to be appointed to the US Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the first African American female poet?
Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American female poet and the second among the African-American published poet. She was born in Senegambia and came to America as a slave at the age of seven.
How were female African American slaves punished?
whiped
Who was the first female African-American veterinarian?
The first African-American female veterinarian in the United States was Dr. Alfreda J Webb; she graduated from Tuskegee University in 1949.
Which occurred first voting rights for African-Americans or appointing the first woman to the US Supreme Court?
African-Americans got voting rights long before the first woman was appointed to the US Supreme Court. The Fifteenth Amendment extended voting rights to African-American men on February 3, 1870; The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote on August 18, 1920. Some states allowed women to participate in state and local elections earlier than 1920. President Ronald Reagan appointed the first female US Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O'Connor, in 1981.
Has an African-American woman ever sat on the US Supreme Court?
Unfortunately, as of 2010, there have been no female African-American Supreme Court Justices.Until fairly recently, the Supreme Court consisted primarily of white men. Two African-American men have served on the Court:Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall (retired June 1991, deceased)Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (still seated)We have also had three female Justices on the Court:Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (retired 2006)Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (still seated)Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor (joined court in 2009)Sonia Sotomayor is Latina.
Was there ever been a female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
No.
What position does sonia sotomayor have?
Sonia Sotomayors is Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
What is a AAA female?
An African American female
Was Ms. Fathima Beevi the first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India?
yes she was the first female judge in the supreme court of India
Who was the first black woman to the US Senate?
In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall as the first African-American Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. He was in office June 13, 1967 - June 28, 1991. He was preceded by Tom C. Clark; and succeeded by Clarence Thomas, a conservative African-American nominated by President George HW Bush.Marshall, former lead counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, argued 32 cases before the Supreme Court and won 29. One of his most famous cases was Brown v. Board of Education, (1954).
How many African-Americans have served as Chief Justice of the United States?
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has only had white male Chief Justices to date, but the day will undoubtedly come when an African-American leads the Court. Bear in mind the Supreme Court has only had seventeen Chief Justices since it was established in 1790, so the opportunities for diversity have been few.
Who was first African American to be appointed to the US Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
How many US Supreme Court justices have been white males?
Four. There have only been four women, total, on the US Supreme Court in the nation's history. President Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice in 1981.Sandra Day O'Connor (1981 - 2006, retired)Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1993 - active)Sonia Sotomayor (2009 - active)Elena Kagan (2010 - active)
How many African-American women have served on the US Supreme Court?
FourAs of August 7, 2010, there have only been four female Supreme Court justices:Justice Ginsberg was appointed by President Clinton in 1993 (active)Justice O'Connor was appointed by President Reagan in 1981 and retired in January, 2006;Justice Sotomayor was appointed by President Obama in August 2009 (active)Justice Kegan was appointed by President Obama in August 2010 (active)
What is Sotomayor famous for?
She is the first Latina justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.Sonia Sotomayor is famous for being the first Latina and third female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court if the United States of America.
Who was the first women justice of the Supremem Court?
Sandra Day O'Conner was the first female Supreme Court Justice.
