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e. 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.
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Bishop v. Wood. Warren E. Burger (born Sept. 17, 1907, St. Paul, Minn., U.S.—died June 25, 1995, Washington, D.C.) 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 ...
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Jun 9, 2016 · Examining the legacy of Chief Justice Warren Burger. June 9, 2023 | by NCC Staff. More in Constitution Daily Blog. 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.
Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous chief justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Warren E. Burger.
Warren Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, succeeding Earl Warren. He was nominated on May 23, 1969 by President Richard Nixon. (In an ironic twist, the Burger Court would essentially force Nixon to resign five years later by ordering the production of materials related to the Watergate scandal.)
May 29, 2018 · ( b. 17 September 1907 in Saint Paul, Minnesota; d. 25 June 1995 in Washington, D.C.), lawyer, jurist, and chief justice of the United States (1969–1986) who helped to move the Supreme Court away from its liberalism of the 1960s.
