Thurgood Marshall Supreme Court nomination

Thurgood Marshall Supreme Court nomination
Marshall (left) and President Johnson meet in the Oval Office of the White House on June 13, 1967 (shortly before the announcement of the nomination)
Nominee	Thurgood Marshall
Nominated by	Lyndon B. Johnson (president of the United States)
Succeeding	Tom C. Clark (associate justice)
Date nominated	June 13, 1967
Date confirmed	August 30, 1967
Outcome	Approved by the U.S. Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee vote
Votes in favor	11
Votes against	5
Result	Reported favorably
Senate confirmation vote
Votes in favor	69
Votes against	11
Not voting	20
Result	Confirmed

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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.

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