Fred Vinson died unexpectedly.
Warren Earl Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He served from 1969 to 1986.
His appointment gave desegregation strong support
Warren led the Court to many decisions that supported liberal principles.
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.
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.
Warren Burger
Chief Justice Earl Warren.
Chief Justice Earl Warren
Warren Burger succeed Earl Warren as Chief Justine of the United States Supreme Court on June 23, 1969.
Chief Justice Earl Warren.
Late Chief Justice Earl Warren was born in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. His father, Methias Warren, was a Norwegian immigrant; his mother, Crystal Hernlund Warren, was a Swedish immigrant. Since Earl Warren was born in the United States, he was a natural born citizen.
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.
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.
President Harry S. Truman nominated Fred Vinson to become the 13th Chief Justice of the United States in 1946. Vinson served from June 24, 1946 until his death on September 8, 1953. He was succeeded in office by Chief Justice Earl Warren.
Earl Warren
Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969)