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Warren Earl Burger

Chief Justice of the United States · 1956–1969

Warren Earl Burger , Chief Justice of the United States. The Senate voted 74–3 on the nomination on Jun 9, 1969 (). chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907–1995)

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Positions

  • Chief Justice of the United States1969-06-23–1986-09-26

Senate confirmation votes

  • Chief justice of the u
    91st Congress ·     74–3 · Jun 9, 1969

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

Biography

chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907–1995)

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