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馬歇爾法官於1963年和肯亞領袖會談 Judge Marshall chats with a Kenyan leader in 1963
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法律生涯 A Career in Law
總統派任並不代表馬歇爾就能這份工作，依據憲法規訂，聯邦法官的任命必須經過參議院的認可，當時在美國的種族主義仍相當盛行，有些人並不希望馬歇爾這樣一位曾領導公民權利運動的黑人律師、成為法官，有些參議員將他的任命案拖延了快一年的時間，終於在1962年，參議院才通過馬歇爾擔任聯邦法官的議案。
馬歇爾在工作上得心應手，如他所說：「一旦你成為一名法官，就會希望進入最高法院工作」。
Just the fact that the president appointed Marshall didn't mean he would get the job. According to the Constitution, federal judges must be approved by the Senate. Racism was strong in many parts of the country. Some people did not want Marshall, a black lawyer who had been a leader in the civil rights movement, to become a judge. Some senators held up his appointment for almost a year. Finally, in 1962, the Senate gave its approval and Marshall became a federal judge.
Marshall was very good at his job, but, as Marshall said, "Once you get to become a judge, you want to get on the Supreme Court."
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