One prominent U.S. judge in Black history is Thurgood Marshall. He was the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, serving from 1967 to 1991. Before his appointment to the Supreme Court, Marshall was a leading civil rights attorney and successfully argued several landmark cases before the Supreme Court, including Brown v. Board of Education, which ended racial segregation in public schools. Marshall's tenure on the Supreme Court was marked by his commitment to equality and justice, making him a pioneering figure in the legal history of the United States.