The charge against the Warren Court was judicial activism; however, this is a matter of perception and opinion commonly expressed by conservatives, not a fact. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Warren Earl Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He served from 1969 to 1986.
Fred Vinson died unexpectedly.
The sixth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was Ohio native Salmon P. Chase, who lead the Court from December 1864 until his death in May 1873.Chase had the unique distinction of being the first Chief Justice to preside over a presidential Senate impeachment trial when Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act in in 1868. Johnson was acquitted by a single vote.
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.
Warren led the Court to many decisions that supported liberal principles.
Warren Earl Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He served from 1969 to 1986.
Warren Earl Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He served from 1969 to 1986.
Chief Justice Warren Burger
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.
Earl Warren was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) from 1953 to 1969. The so-called Warren Court is considered by many scholars to be the most activist Supreme Court in history.
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger presided of the US Supreme Court from 1969 until his retirement in 1986.
Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969)
Warren Burger succeed Earl Warren as Chief Justine of the United States Supreme Court on June 23, 1969.
Chief Justice John Marshall
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.
Chief Justice Earl Warren
Fourth Chief Justice John Marshall, who presided over the US Supreme Court from 1801-1835.