Warren Burger
| Warren Burger | |
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| 15th Chief Justice of the United States | |
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In office June 23, 1969 – September 26, 1986 |
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| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Earl Warren |
| Succeeded by | William Rehnquist |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
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In office March 29, 1956 – June 23, 1969 |
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| Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Harold Stephens |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Wilkey |
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Warren Earl Burger September 17, 1907 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 1995 (aged 87) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Vera Stromberg (1933–1994) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (BA) Mitchell Hamline School of Law |
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Warren Earl Burger (September 17, 1907 – June 25, 1995) was the 15th Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986. Although Burger was a conservative, and the U.S. Supreme Court delivered numerous conservative decisions under him, it also delivered some liberal decisions on abortion, capital punishment, religious establishment, and school desegregation during his tenure.
Warren Earl Burger was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1907, and one of seven children. His parents, Katharine (née Schnittger) and Charles Joseph Burger, a traveling salesman and railroad cargo inspector, were of Austrian German descent. His grandfather, Joseph Burger, had emigrated from Tyrol, Austria and joined the Union Army when he was 12. Joseph Burger fought and was wounded in the Civil War, resulting in the loss of his right arm and was awarded the Medal of Honor at the age of 14. Joseph Burger by age 16 became the youngest Captain in the Union Army.
Burger grew up on the family farm near the edge of Saint Paul. He attended John A. Johnson High School, where he was president of the student council. He competed in hockey, football, track, and swimming. While in high school, he wrote articles on high school sports for local newspapers. He graduated in 1925.
That same year, Burger also worked with the crew building the Robert Street Bridge, a crossing of the Mississippi River in Saint Paul that still exists. Concerned about the number of deaths on the project, he asked that a net be installed to catch anyone who fell, but was rebuffed by managers. In later years, Burger made a point of visiting the bridge whenever he came back to town.
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