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Thurgood Marshall Supreme Court nomination

Thurgood Marshall was nominated to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 13, 1967 to fill the seat being vacated by Tom C. Clark. Per the Constitution of the United States, the nomination was subject to the advice and consent of the United States Senate, which holds the determinant power to confirm or reject nominations to the U.S. Supreme Court. Marshall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 69–11 vote on August 30, 1967, becoming the first African American member of the Court, and the court's first non-white justice.

Thurgood Marshall Supreme Court nomination

June 13, 1967

August 30, 1967

Approved by the U.S. Senate

11

5

Reported favorably

69

11

20

Confirmed

While opponents of the nomination in the United States Senate denied being motivated by racism, many supporters of racial segregation opposed the nomination.

List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson Supreme Court candidates

List of nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States

Judiciary Committee report and minority views on the nomination

Record of the Judiciary Committee hearings