Thurgood Marshall

Personal Information
Born July 2, 1908 in Baltimore, MD
Parents: William and Norma Marshall
Married Vivian Bury (deceased), September 4, 1929
Married Cecilia A. Suyat, December 17, 1955
Children: Thurgood, Jr. and John William

Education
College: Lincoln University, 1930
Law School: Howard Law School, LL. B., 1933

Law Practice
Private practice, Baltimore, 1933

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) General counsel, Baltimore Branch 1934 to 1936
National legal staff 1936 to 1940 (Chief Legal officer, 1938)
Director-counsel of legal defense and educational fund
Judicial Offices
Nominated by President Kennedy to the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; took oath of office on September 23, 1961.

Nominated by President Johnson as Solicitor General of the United States; took oath of office August 24, 1965.

Nominated by President Johnson as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court; took oath of office on October 2, 1967.

July 1995