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Who was Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court while Nixon was President?
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∙ 12y ago
President Richard M. Nixon appointed four US Supreme Court justices during his time in office. President Reagan later elevated Justice William H. Rehnquist to Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger...........1969 - 1986 (Chief Justice)
Harry Blackmun............1970 - 1994
Lewis F. Powell, Jr..........1972 - 1987
William H. Rehnquist......1972 - 2005 (Reagan elevated Rehnquist to Chief Justice in 1986)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoFour justices resigned or retired from the US Supreme Court during Nixon's presidency:
Abe Fortas...................May 14, 1969 (resigned)....succeeded by Harry Blackmun
Earl Warren (CJ)...........June 23, 1969 (retired)......succeeded by Warren Burger (CJ)
John M. Harlan II..........Sept. 23, 1971 (retired).....succeeded by William Rehnquist
Hugo Black..................Sept. 17, 1971 (retired).....succeeded by Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
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∙ 14y agoChief Justice
Warren Burger
Associate Justices
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan, Jr.
Potter Stewart
Byron White
Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
William Rehnquist recused himself due to his past association with the Nixon Administration.
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∙ 12y agoChief Justice Earl Warren presided over the US Supreme Court when Nixon took office in January 1969, but had already announced his retirement. President Nixon nominated Warren Burger to succeed Chief Justice Earl Warren. Chief Justice Burger presided over the Court until 1986, long after Nixon resigned.
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