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FD-902 (Rew. 1-25-60) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIG* TION Date 9/13/61 ar, +57, 4 ted b7C States Court of Appeals, Secona Circuit, advised he has known THURGOOD MARSHALL for several years by his reputation as an attorney for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He said [\RSHALL appeared before him briefly on a motion in the Qi Case. This case, he added, involved school segresation in New Rochelle, New York. He deseribed MARSHALL as an intelligent and extremely skilled attorney. He handles civil rights cases very well, but TED believed Mr. MARSHALL has no experience in other matters involving law, He said he believes Mr. MARSHALL does not have the general legal experience to qualify for a position as Federal Judge in the Court of Appeals. He also stated he would question whether MARSHALL would be qualified to handle civil rights matters in the Court of Appeals. He stated MARSHALL would probably have to disqualify himself on every civil rights case that , came before him, 5b 7 tated he would not recommend MARSHALL as a Fede e Court of Appeals; however, he pointed out that he feels MARSHALL is an intelligent and capable attorney. He said ‘he- declined to recommend MARSHiLL as a Federal Judge because MARSHALL hes been the spearhead of the NAACP and would therefore have questionable cualifications to sit in a civil rights case, and also because he velieves MARSHALL does not have the requisite general legal experience, SEED «on 1nd that he has no reason to question Mir. MARS 8 integrity, character, 2ssociations, or patrictism. United States Court House, b We on 9/12/61 __,, New York, New York File #777 20295 by ___—— dictated ne ofa This document contains neither recommendations nor concivetons of the FB). It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; ii and its conteats are not lo be diatributed outside your agency.