Thurgood Marshall

Marshall, Thurgood (1908–93), U.S. judge, first black member of the United States' Supreme Court. He served as chief counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1938–61) and U.S. solicitor general (1965–67), before being nominated to the Supreme Court by President Lyndon B.Johnson in 1967. As associate justice, Marshall was known for his liberal positions on issues as capital punishment and free speech.

See also: Supreme Court of the United States.