Schumer Falsely Claims SCOTUS Was Made Up of ‘All White Men’ Until 1981
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) mistakenly claimed that the Supreme Court was compromised of “all white men” until 1981. During a floor speech on Thursday, Schumer said, “The president’s pledge to name a…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) mistakenly claimed that the Supreme Court was compromised of “all white men” until 1981.
During a floor speech on Thursday, Schumer said, “The president’s pledge to name a Black woman to the Supreme Court is historic. There have been 115 justices who have sat on the court since 1789. Only five of them have ever been women, none until 1981. Only two have been African American. But never, never has there been an African American woman.”
“Until 1981, this powerful body, the Supreme Court, was all white men. Imagine. America wasn’t all white men in 1981, or ever. Under President Biden and this Senate majority, we’re taking historic steps to make the courts look more like the country they serve,” he added.
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However, Schumer’s timeline is off by roughly 15 years.
In 1967, Thurgood Marshall made history as the first Black justice appointed to the Supreme Court