Chuck Falsely Claims Supreme Court Was Made Up of 'All White Men' Until 1981, Skips Over Late Justice Thurgood Marshall

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer falsely claimed Thursday that the Supreme Court was made up of “all White men” until 1981, skipping over the late Justice Thurgood Marshall, who was appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967.
“The president’s pledge to name a Black woman to the Supreme Court is historic,” Schumer said during floor remarks about President Biden’s forthcoming Supreme Court nomination.
“Until 1981, this powerful body, the Supreme Court, was all White men. Imagine. America wasn’t all White men in 1981, or ever,” Schumer continued. “Under President Biden and this Senate majority, we’re taking historic steps to make the courts look more like the country they serve by confirming highly qualified, diverse nominees.”