At the moment, Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by George H. W. Bush in 1991, is the only African-American on the Court. He replaced Thurgood Marshall (1967-1991), the first African-American to serve as Supreme Court Justice, upon Marshall's retirement.
There have only been two African-Americans on the US Supreme Court to date.
As of 2011, there have only been two African-American justices on the US Supreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Justice appointed to the US Supreme Court, was Chief Counsel for the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a social activism group) in 1954, and argued Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka before the high court twice -- once in 1952 and once in 1953.
President Lyndon Johnson nominated Marshall as an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court in 1967, and he was confirmed by a Senate vote of 69-11 on August 31. Marshall served from 1967-1991, and died on January 24, 1993, at the age of 84.
Clarence Thomas, the second African-American Justice to serve on the Court, was nominated by George H. W. Bush in 1991 to succeed Thurgood Marshall, who retired the same year.
Before joining the Supreme Court, Thomas was chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under Reagan, and a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit under the elder Bush.
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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.
Because the Supreme Court ruled he was still a slave even though his owner died. The North was upset by that.
Cabinet members, the white house chief of staff, supreme court justices
Thurgood Marshall was a lawyer, civil rights activist and a Supreme Court Judge. While there are many books about him and his early years no mention what his favorite books were.
It was the start of our form of government. Washington was elected as president. Congress passed the first of many laws that would make up the Bill of Rights. Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789 which established the entire federal court system including the US Supreme Court. It was the beginning of our country.
Anthony M. Kennedy has served for the US. Supreme Court for about 23 years.
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Six, but Oliver Ellsworth left the Convention early.John Jay represented New York, served as first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, from 1789-1795.John Blair represented Virginia, served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1789-1796.James Wilson represented Pennsylvania, served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1789-1798.William Paterson represented New Jersey, served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1793-1806.Oliver Ellsworth represented Connecticut, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1796-1800.John Rutledge represented South Carolina, served on the US Supreme Court twice. He was an Associate Justice from 1790-1791 and briefly served as Chief Justice from July 1795-December 1795.
There have been a total of 111 Justices on the US Supreme Court since its inception in 1790; 99 have served since 1800.
There are 5 Wyoming Supreme Court Justices.
There are many different supreme courts - one of the US and one for each of the States. They have different numbers of judges, depending on the Constitution of each state. There are eight judges on the US Supreme Court (Nine seats for judges).
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There are currently six men on the supreme court.
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There are 7 justices on the MN Supreme Court.
There are 5 Wyoming Supreme Court Justices.