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WEO06 (Rev. 5-00) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Repon of: FC rt—(‘_:SCSC Offe: § Norfolk, Virginia Dae: September 14, 196i Field Office File No. 77-1890 Bureay File No.: Tale: THURGOOD MARSHALL, Caaravter: DEPARTMENTAL APPLICANT U. S,. CIRCUIT JUDGE, SECOND CIRCUIT Synopsis United States District Judge, Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, advised THURGOOD MARSHALL, attorney, has appeared before him on three or four occasions. He advised he has known him only by reason of court appearances and he is extremely capable in his chosen field of race relations and he has no knowledge of MARSHALL's ability in other legal matters. He advised he knows nothing derogatory about MARSHALL. Norfolk, Virginia, Retail Merchants Association and Police Department have no record identifiable with MARSHALL. ~- RUC - bac DETAILS: AT NORFOLX, VIRGINIA Fee Eastern District oF Virginia, Norfolk, Mirena art eeee v on September 12, 1961, THURGOOD MARSHALL is an attorney who has appeared before him on three or four occasions, according to his recollection. He advised the first two occasions were in connection with the arguments on the constitutionality of certain Virginia laws enacted after the Supreme Court decision in BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION. He stated the next two times were related to e- e court hearings in Richmond, Virginia, in the cease of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE v. SOND ay dvised he has known MARSHALL only _ by reason of MANXSHALL'S court appearances. He advised MARSHALL is extremely able in his chosen field of race relations but ny | he has no knowledge as to MARSHALL's ability in other legal ut j This Govement qumins wetther recommendations ber ectucioen of the Bs ty the property of the FRI and fs leaned te your egeney; it and ~* aalt — —_ sonteste are mat ty by actrfinted eee, CPO COD