Marshall’s Letter of Resignation
Here is the text of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall’s letter to President Bush announcing his retirement:
My dear Mr. President:
The strenuous demands of court work and its related duties required or expected of a justice appear at this time to be incompatible with my advancing age and medical condition.
I, therefore, retire as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States when my successor is qualified.
Respectfully,
Thurgood Marshall
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