hugo lafayette black was the first african american supreme court justice.
hugo lafayette black was the first african american supreme court justice.
who was the first african american supreme court justice?
hugo lafayette black
johnson made two appointments to the supreme court while in office. anticipating court challenges to his legislative measures, johnson thought it would be advantageous to have a close confidant on the supreme court who could provide him with inside information, and chose prominent attorney and close friend abe fortas to fill that role. he created an opening on the court by convincing justice goldberg to become united states ambassador to the united nations. when a second vacancy arose in 1967, johnson appointed solicitor general thurgood marshall to the court, and marshall became the first african american supreme court justice in u.s. history. in 1968, johnson nominated fortas to succeed retiring chief justice earl warren and nominated homer thornberry to succeed fortas as an associate justice. fortas's nomination was defeated by senators opposed to his liberal views and close association with the president. marshall would be consistent liberal voice on the court until his retirement in 1991, but fortas stepped down from the supreme court in 1969.
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bullet::::- louis brandeis, u.s. supreme court justice, 1916–1939









































bullet::::- stephen g. breyer, u.s. supreme court justice, 1994–present









































bullet::::- benjamin n. cardozo, u.s. supreme court justice, 1932–1938









































bullet::::- abe fortas, u.s. supreme court justice, 1965–1969









































bullet::::- felix frankfurter, u.s. supreme court justice, 1939–1962









































bullet::::- ruth bader ginsburg, u.s. supreme court justice, 1993–present









































bullet::::- arthur j. goldberg, u.s. supreme court justice, 1962–1965









































bullet::::- elena kagan, u.s. supreme court justice, 2010-present
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