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.