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Warren Earl Burger
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Warren Earl Burger served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Jun 9, 1969 by a 74–3 Senate vote.
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Confirmed
- Jun 9, 1969
- Senate vote
- 74–3
- Born
- 1907
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitDwight D. Eisenhower · Mar 28, 1956 – Jun 23, 1969
- Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesRichard M. Nixon · Jun 9, 1969 – Jun 25, 1995
Education
- St. Paul College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law)LL.B., 1931
Career
Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1931-1953; Instructor in contracts and trusts, St. Paul College of Law, 1931-1948; Assistant attorney general, Civil Litigation Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1953-1956; Presiding officer, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1969-1986; Chair of the board, Federal Judicial Center, 1969-1986
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