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Warren Earl Burger (September 17, 1907 – June 25, 1995) was an American attorney and jurist who served as the 15th chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Burger graduated from the St. Paul College of Law in 1931.
Jun 22, 2024 · Warren E. Burger was the 15th chief justice (1969–86) of the United States Supreme Court. After graduating with honours from St. Paul (now William Mitchell) College of Law in 1931, Burger joined a prominent St. Paul law firm and gradually became active in Republican Party politics.
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President Eisenhower appointed Warren Burger to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1955, where he served as a federal judge for 13 years. Earl Warren resigned as Chief Justice of the United States in 1969, and it was President Richard Nixon’s responsibility to appoint a new Chief Justice.
Learn about the life and career of Warren E. Burger, who served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1969 to 1986. Find out his biography, achievements, and appointments under three presidents.
Jun 9, 2024 · On June 9, 1969, a near-unanimous Senate confirmed federal judge Warren Burger as Chief Justice of the United States, starting a 17-year tenure marked by landmark Court decisions.
Burger’s predecessor, Chief Justice Earl Warren, presided over one of the most liberal Supreme Courts in U.S. history. Nixon appointed Burger in the hope that his deference to “law and order” would reign in what many conservatives saw as liberal judicial activism.
Jun 26, 1995 · Warren E. Burger, who retired in 1986 after 17 years as the 15th Chief Justice of the United States, died here today at age 87. The cause was congestive heart failure, a spokeswoman for the...
