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Thurgood Marshall — Part 9
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WILLIAM MAFSHALL, father, deceased several years ago:
NOFMA WILLIAMS MAFSHALL, mother, who was employed as a
scnool teacher in Baltimore, Maryland, Sr about thirty-five
years, and who recentiy died at the home of her sister
Mrs. DODSON, in New York City; Dr, WILLIAM ATTRESHALL = ee™
trether, Marshalton, Delaware; JOHN and THURGCOD, Jr. sons,
‘ages about four and five; and wife, CECELIA, wno was former]
-employed as a@ p™ivate secretary at the NAACP in New York
vie is former wife, VIVJAN, died in avout i225.
woes if fof f > ‘ ra
He noted’ that SE ERAIL has never JTived in Virginta
out “nes v4ds ited this area tn connection wits various Citi
Caiewnre pees SATuitwne deserrerarionr anc Senos. fere awa tr loan
i. +5: avn werwe involving a a: Bee awd. Cr ee eee mas apt ww wee
wnloh nese teen heard in Federal District Court ené loca?
courts. He has lived in Nev Yorr City sinc® ne left nis
boynood mome in Baltimore, Maryland, after practicing law
there for about a vear after he ootained his law decree
from Foward University in wasnington, D.C. At ihe present
time MAFSHALL is Oirector of the Legal Defense and “ducation:
Fund, Ine. of tne NAACP. oF
MEE DS c peavacterized MAFSHALL as an acle
atzorney; HS loyal to the United States Government: as a
person of excellent character who associates with people
of good reputation; as ethical, onset and reliasls; és
esim and fudicious in his aeneanor; and as one of tne pest
QtefawmmsAd Vaeuryanme tn fre 2A In trea ™atter aFf amame tt ki das
bbb wh NTT et aanry 4s. aed wie. We We A aad waa ww De at bh ee eh le de ee
law. He explained that he if not an attorney cut tnat he
has cserved MARSHALL operate in iegal matters sefore the 79u:
and regards him as a very sincere and well informed tncividu:
ir, lesal matters. He mentioned tnat MAFSHAIIL nas ar
outstanding record with respect to cases he nas argued cefror
the United States Supreme Court in that ne hat octained
favyoraple decisions in about thirty-four of tne approximatel:
thirty-eight cases that he has handled. He onrserved that
MAFSHALIL is highly rezarded ov his colleazaes and assoctatcs
tnat © nas a sense of fair play and justice whicn would
make nim an excellent juds> of tne United ttates Cireutty ae
Court.
Centemper i), <2, rime,
related he hae «xnown THUTGCCE™
1924 and nae. cen associated with nim 2:
NAACP vitigation matters in tne ttate of Virginia cor
approvyimately ten years. He explained that he fe not
eh TTA Te
acquainted witn the background of MAFSHALL, cut nas
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