Judge Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court’s first African-American justice. He left an indelible mark on Maryland’s legal history and the advancement of civil rights. Serving as the lead counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Marshall skillfully navigated landmark cases, notably Brown v. Board of Education, which led to the dismantling of segregation in public schools and ushered in a new era of equality under the law.