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M. A. Jones JUDGE THURGOOD MARSHALL BACEGROUND: Mr. Toleon has requested a memorandum dealing with captioned iadividual with respect to his appointment as Golicitor General. » BIOGRAPHICAL DATA: Judge Marshall was bora in Baltimore, Maryland, July 2, 1908, an received an LL.B, degree from Howard University in 1933. Judge Marshall has served with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (MAAC since 1936 and was its Director-Counsel until be received his judgeship a few year: _ INFORMATION IN BUFILES: He was the subject of a Departmental applicant investigation in 1961 the position of U. &. Circuit Judge. Numerous associates, judges and fellow attor highly recommended Marshall. He reportedly had a leadiag part ia the NAACP de: that CP members and sympathizers bad no place in that organization. Other attor: and judges, however, felt his knowledge of matters outsifie of the civil rights field qware lim litad Bama inAlelaiala nalintad ant he had ne eweesinue fidiaial awnastianzna | VaSy Shiver, Eee Smee use Savers We Pe BERS Ge DE ate 2s eee Sagres Santee paid was prejudiced, biased and would not have the temperament to act without prejudice. Ia 1939, he registered with the American Labor Party and fa 1044 « listed as a national committeeman of the Internationa] Juridical Association. In 18 Marshall wrote a report adopted by ‘National Executive Board of the Lawyers’ Gul In 1947 he was a speaker on a program sponsored by the Progressive Citizens of Arp rica. All of these organizations have been cited by the House Committee oa U ‘American Activities. On October 29, 1943, the “Daily Worker” contained a photograph of Marshall receiving a check from a Communist Party official for the purpose of figt “Jim Crow." He was listed as a sponsor, in 1945, of a meeting of the National Ne: Congrese which had been designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450, Ia 1946, | was arrested in Tennessee for driving while latoxicated, He was immediately rele i - Mr. DeLoach | - 4 ICL OSURE b7S ween & * ee , % AI FELQZT-\ ee N