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)
NomineeThurgood Marshall
Nominated byLyndon B. Johnson (president of the United States)
SucceedingTom C. Clark (associate justice)
Date nominatedJune 13, 1967
Date confirmedAugust 30, 1967
OutcomeApproved by the U.S. Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee vote
Votes in favor11
Votes against5
ResultReported favorably
Senate confirmation vote
Votes in favor69
Votes against11
Not voting20
ResultConfirmed

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.