President Nixon appointed Warren E. Burger as Chief Justice to the Supreme Court. He also named William Rehnquist to a seat on the Supreme Court, and he was later elevated to Chief Justice.
Obstruction of justice; abuse of authority and defiance of Committee subpoenaes are the crimes Richard M. Nixon was charged with.
President Nixon admitted his involvement in covering up the Watergate scandal during the Frost-Nixon interviews. He acknowledged that he had participated in the obstruction of justice and abuse of power, ultimately leading to his resignation as President of the United States in 1974.
No, Richard Nixon was never Chief Justice of the United States. He was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. While he had a significant impact on the judiciary with his nominations to the Supreme Court, he himself did not serve as Chief Justice.
William Renquist
To obstruct the administration of justice means to interfere or hinder the proper functioning of the legal system or the fair and impartial administration of justice. This can take various forms, such as destroying evidence, bribing or intimidating witnesses, lying under oath, or engaging in any activity that obstructs the investigation or prosecution of a crime. It is considered a criminal offense that undermines the integrity and effectiveness of the justice system.
Obstruction of justice because he tried to end the investigation.
Warren Burger
charged him with obstructing justice
To obstruct is to get in the way of, or stop something. An obstructionist is a person who is trying to obstruct something. An obstructionist stance is a position intended to obstruct.
President Nixon nominated Warren Burger to succeed Chief Justice Earl Warren, who retired at the end of the 1968-1969 Supreme Court Term. Nixon's predecessor, President Lyndon Johnson, originally nominated Associate Justice Abe Fortas to fill the vacancy, but encountered so much resistance in the Senate that the nomination was withdrawn. Fortas later resigned due to a conflict of interest.Chief Justice Burger presided over the Court from 1969-1986, when he retired and was succeeded by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist.
He was not a Chief Justice, he was an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court. President Nixon nominated Fortas to succeed Earl Warren as Chief Justice, but there was so much political resistance in the Senate, his nomination had to be withdrawn.