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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.
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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.
Who wrote the us supreme court's majority opinion in the 1973 miller v California case?
Chief Justice Warren Burger
Who was Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in 1966?
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.
Former Chief Justice Warren Burger has stated that on the Supreme Court a whisper can become a shout This statement most likely refers to the idea that?
decisions of the court have far reaching effects
Why did Earl Warren become Chief Justice?
Fred Vinson died unexpectedly.
