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Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 - January 24, 1993) was an American (United States) jurist and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Before becoming a judge, he was a lawyer who was best remembered for his high success rate in arguing before the Supreme Court and for the victory in Brown v. Board of Education. He was nominated to the court by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967.
On November 30, 1993, Justice Marshall was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton.
Termstart: October 2, 1967
Termend: October 1, 1991
Nominator: Lyndon B. Johnson
Termstart2: August 1965
Termend2: August 1967
Date of birth: 1908-07-02
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, ,United States
Date of death: 1993-01-24
Death Location: Bethesda, Maryland, ,United States
Spouse: Vivian "Busters" Burey, Cecilia Suyat
Alma Mater: Lincoln University (Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)) , Howard University
Religion: Episcopalian (Episcopal Church (United States))
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
Predceded by: Tom C. Clark
Succeeded by: Clarence Thomas
United States Solicitor General
32nd
Predceded by: Archibald Cox
Succeeded by: Erwin N. Griswold
President: Lyndon B. Johnson