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Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was the first black to serve on the [[United States Supreme Court]]. He was nominated to the court by [[democrat]] President [[Lyndon Johnson]] in 1967. Marshall generally favored giving more rights to suspected criminals and keeping [[abortion]] legal, and was opposed to the [[death penalty]], believing it to be unconstitutional.
Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was the first African American to serve on the [[United States Supreme Court]]. He was nominated to the court by [[Democratic]] President [[Lyndon Johnson]] in 1967.
[[category:Supreme Court Justices]]
Marshall supported ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', which declared [[abortion]]-on-demand to be a constitutional right, thereby leading to more than 1 million [[abortion]]s annually in the [[United States]].
Marshall generally favored giving more rights to suspected criminals and he opposed to the [[death penalty]], believing it to be unconstitutional.
When he retired, his seat was filled by Justice [[Clarence Thomas]].
[[category:United States Supreme Court]]