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In 1969, President Richard Nixon nominated Burger to succeed Earl Warren as Chief Justice, and Burger won Senate confirmation with little opposition. He did not emerge as a strong intellectual force on the Court, but sought to improve the administration of the federal judiciary.
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 9, 2016 · Ironically, it was President Nixon who nominated Burger to replace Earl Warren. Burger had been an early Nixon supporter in 1952 when Burger was a practicing attorney in Minnesota and a political figure in the Republican Party. Also in 1952, Burger helped to deliver the Minnesota delegation to Dwight Eisenhower at the GOP convention.
It was this reputation, and his connections in the Republic Party, which attracted the attention of President Nixon, who appointed Burger as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1969. He experienced virtually no opposition, and his appointment was soon confirmed by the Senate in a 74-3 vote.
President Richard M. Nixon nominated Burger Chief Justice of the United States on May 21, 1969. The Senate confirmed the appointment on June 9, 1969, and he took office on June 23, 1969. In July 1985, President Ronald Reagan appointed Burger Chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution.
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.)
Burger succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice after the latter's retirement, and served as Chief Justice until his retirement, at which point William Rehnquist was nominated and confirmed as Burger's replacement. The Burger Court is generally considered to be the last liberal court to date.
