Supreme Court

You Can’t Keep A Good Justice Down

The rejection is often credited with helping to determine the path of his legal career.

On October 2, 1967 Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. His path to the Court began with a rejection from University of Maryland Law School due to the school’s segregationist policies. What law school did Marshall ultimately attend?

Hint: He graduated first in his class in 1933.

See the answer on the next page.

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