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Wo We (Ber, 3-4-08) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Capy to: pare | Report of: SA Office: HOUSTON Date: 9/1 Field Office File Nos HOUSTON 77-2946 Bureav File No. Tiele: THURGOOD MARSHALL | Georocter: DEPARTMENTAL APPLICANT U. S. CIRCUIT JUDGE SECOND CIRCUIT Biographical data from files of “Houston Chronicle” indicate MARSHALL has appeared before U. S. Supreme Court since 1938 in cases affecting constitutional rights of Negroes. Three Houston attorneys, who have associated with MARSHALL in connection with School desegregation cases in Texas, consider him to be highly capable, of excellent reputation, and entirely suited for high position in Federal Judiciary. -RUC- bre On September 14, 1961, “The Houston Chronicle, " produced a a oo pertaining to applicant which contained the following information: DETAILS: AT HOUSTON, TEXAS: THURGOOD MARSHALL was identified as the chief legal officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He was reported to have appeared before the United States Supreme Court on numerous occasions beginning in 1938, and to have argued or prepared briefs with the cooperation of other NAACP attorneys ‘in all cases affecting the constitutional rights of Negroes from 1938 to the present time. MARSHALL was also reported to have appeared in lower This document aoateins neither soccmmendations sor ecoctesions of the FEL It & the property of the FEI and is lensed te ywar eqeney: Bt ood ite sontents are nat to be distributed eutside Four ageney.