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Earl Warren

Earl Warren
Earl Warren.jpg
14th Chief Justice of the United States
In office
October 5, 1953 – June 23, 1969
Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by Fred M. Vinson
Succeeded by Warren E. Burger
30th Governor of California
In office
January 4, 1943 – October 5, 1953
Lieutenant Frederick F. Houser
Goodwin Knight
Preceded by Culbert Olson
Succeeded by Goodwin Knight
20th Attorney General of California
In office
January 3, 1939 – January 4, 1943
Governor Culbert Olson
Preceded by Ulysses S. Webb
Succeeded by Robert W. Kenny
Chair of the California Republican Party
In office
1932–1934
Preceded by Louis B. Mayer
Succeeded by Justus Craemer
District Attorney of Alameda County
In office
1925–1939
Preceded by Ezra Decoto
Succeeded by Ralph Hoyt
Personal details
Born (1891-03-19)March 19, 1891
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died July 9, 1974(1974-07-09) (aged 83)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Nina Meyers
Children 6
Education University of California, Berkeley (BA, JD)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch Seal of the United States Department of War.png United States Army
Years of service 1917–1918
Rank US-O2 insignia.svg First Lieutenant
Unit 91 Inf Div DUI.jpg 91st Division

Earl Warren (March 19, 1891 – July 9, 1974) was an American jurist and politician, who served as the 30th Governor of California (1943–1953) and later the 14th Chief Justice of the United States (1953–1969).

He is best known for the liberal decisions of the so-called Warren Court, which outlawed segregation in public schools and transformed many areas of American law, especially regarding the rights of the accused, ending public school-sponsored prayers, and requiring "one man–one vote" rules of apportionment of election districts. He made the Supreme Court a power center on a more even basis with Congress and the Presidency, especially through four landmark decisions: Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), Reynolds v. Sims (1964), and Miranda v. Arizona (1966).

Warren is the only person elected to three consecutive terms as Governor of California, and with those three elected terms he is second only to Jerry Brown for total gubernatorial wins in California. Before holding these positions, he was the District Attorney for Alameda County, California, and the Attorney General of California.

Warren was the nominee of the Republican Party for Vice President in 1948, as the running mate of Thomas E. Dewey. He was appointed to chair what became known as the Warren Commission, which was formed to investigate the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.


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