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W¥-006 (Ret. 3-83-00) Copy fo: Repon of: > Offices Richmond, Virginia Dote: Q, cl Field Office File No.: p7— O4e Bureov File No.: Tale: THURGOOD MAFSHAIL Chorocter: DEPAPTMENTAL APPLICANT, UNITED STATES CIPCUIT COUFT JUDGE, SECOND CIRCUIT Synopsis: This document eontains selther recomiprndations por evnciasions ef the FEI. It is the property ef the FBI aad ls lenned to your agwoer: it aqd: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION b1@ THUPGOOD MAFSHALL has eppeered before Federal anc ltate Courts, State of VYa., as counsel for National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Legal Defens= and Educational Fund. ost ceding variously as person of B00 attorney; and @S loyal US citizen. Frecommended Dy some @ qualified for position of US. Tircuit Judge and otrers etate his legal practice confined to civil rignts matters; his «nowledze of other aspects of law limited; the: he hes no previous judicial experience; that he is prejadiced and bigsed: and that he does mot nave temperment to act dispassionetely. Unxnown to informants familiar with some Commurist Party activities as well as identit; some Communist Party members State of Va. Credit “and BrTost weeawe et dare Petere bi tad Crnilanioat Be’*erre anA Pishmond We sa Pealive ePueereuuw? Bs Wie be ST Bw Ge ahd et bate of =e ~PUC- DETAILS: EDUCATION LT FTTEICK, VIFGINIA On Teptemoer 1], 191, Virginia itate College, advised S. ner records revealed that an honorary iLD decre> waft granted to THURGOOD MAFPSHALL cy thie coll=ge curing vp RE? ¢ GS ita eontents are Rot te be distributed outaide your agency. fy} ; ae ee rae FR me eg ne ince te MMR eee oe Freee cee anteate ne aan a