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Warren E. Burger. 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.
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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Jun 25, 1995 · Chief Justice of the United States. Chief Justice Warren Burger rose from humble midwestern roots to become one of the longest serving Chief Justices in the Court’s history. He was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1907. The youngest of seven children, Burger grew up in a working class family. The large family struggled to make ends meet, and ...
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WARREN E. BURGER was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 17, 1907. After pre-legal studies at the University of Minnesota in high classes, he earned a law degree in 1931 from the St. Paul College of Law (now William Mitchell College of Law) by attending four years of night classes while working in the accounting department of a life insurance company.
May 29, 2018 · Warren E. Burger >As Chief Justice [1] of the U.S. Supreme Court (1969-1986), Warren E. Burger >(born 1907) was tough on criminal defendants and generally negative toward >civil rights [2] and civil liberties claims, but did much to improve the >administration of justice.
When Warren Burger stepped down in 1986, he had served longer than any Chief Justice appointed in the 20th century. President Ronald Reagan, as several of his predecessors had done, turned to the Court itself for the new Chief Justice: He named William H. Rehnquist, an Associate Justice since 1972.
Chief Justice Warren Burger joined the U.S. Supreme Court on June 23, 1969, replacing Chief Justice Earl Warren. Burger was born on September 17, 1907 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota and the St. Paul College of Law (now the Mitchell Hamline College of Law), graduating magna cum laude in 1931.
