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Was Warren E Burger the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Warren Earl Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He served from 1969 to 1986.
Warren E. Burger was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.?
Warren Earl Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He served from 1969 to 1986.
Who was appointed chief justice by Richard Nixon?
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.
Who was Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in 1960?
Chief Justice Earl Warren, known for his proactive approach to expanding civil rights, presided over the US Supreme Court from 1953 until his retirement in 1969. He was succeeded by Warren Burger.
What years did Chief Justice Warren Burger lead the US Supreme Court?
President Nixon appointed Chief Justice Warren Burger to succeed retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren in 1969. Burger presided over the Court until his own retirement in 1986. President Nixon appointed William H. Rehnquist as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court in 1972; President Reagan elevated Rehnquist to Chief Justice in 1986, upon the retirement of Warren Burger. Chief Justice Rehnquist presided over the Court until his death from cancer in 2005.
Who did President Nixon appoint to the US Supreme Court?
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Justice Abe Fortas to fill the vacancy, but encountered so much resistance in the Senate that the nomination was withdrawn.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.
Why did they call the Warren era?
Because in 1953 Eisenhower appointed Earl Warren Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
Who served as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court from 1969-1986?
Chief Justice Warren Burger
Who was Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in 1970?
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger presided of the US Supreme Court from 1969 until his retirement in 1986.
Who succeed Earl Warren as Chief Justice?
Warren Burger succeed Earl Warren as Chief Justine of the United States Supreme Court on June 23, 1969.
When was William H. Rehnquist Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court?
William H. Rehnquist succeeded Warren Burger as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court when Burger retired in 1986. Chief Justice Rehnquist presided over the Court until his death in 2005.
Which US President appointed the author of the Brown v. Board of Education opinion to the Supreme Court?
President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren to the US Supreme Court in 1953 to replace Chief Justice Fred Vinson, who had died in office. Warren wrote the landmark opinion for Brown v. Board of Education, (1954)
