Preceded by
Fred M. Vinson

14th Chief Justice of the United States
1953 - 1969

Succeeded by
Warren E. Burger

Preceded by
Culbert Olson

30th Governor of California
1943 - 1953

Succeeded by
Goodwin Knight

Biography

Earl Warren is Notable.

Earl Warren 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)."^[1]

"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)."^[2]

Portions of the following are from Warren's biography in "The Supreme Court Justices, Illustrated Biographies":^[3]

The man who became a Supreme Court Justice of the United States was born 19 March 1891^[4] to parents of Scandinavian descent who instilled strong family values that were a trademark of his own marriage and career.

After his fatherMethias Warren moved the family to Bakersfield, California, Earl Warren attended the University of California at Berkeley and graduated with a degree from the institution's new school of law. He was employed briefly in the private sector, and then sought enlistment in the Armed Forces, where he served in the States for a year before being discharged.

He joined the staff of the Alameda County District Attorney's office in 1920 where he served as a deputy. In 1925 he was appointed District Attorney, an office he held for thirteen years.

Soon after his appointment to D.A., he marriedNina Palmquist Meyers, a widowed mother from Sweden who bore him a number of children.^[5]

The State of California elected Mr. Warren to be their Attorney General in 1938, a position marred by the forced relocation of many Japanese-Americans because of World War II. This was an action Mr. Warren was never happy about.

The people of California elected Earl Warren to be Governor of the state in 1942, and he served three terms in that capacity. After two failed bids for the office of President of the United States, Mr. Warren joined the Supreme Court as a recess appointment for the beginning of the 1953 term.

On 01 March 1954 he was voted by the Senate to fill the vacancy created by the sudden death of Chief Justice Fred Vinson. In 1963 then President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and Chief Justice Warren chaired the investigative commission requested by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

The Warren Court (which lasted until his retirement in 1969) was known for valuing individual rights, freedom of expression for civil rights activists, and the Constitutional right to privacy.

Chief Justice Warren retired from the Supreme Court on 23 June 1969, although he remained involved in the Courts affairs.

The former Chief Justice perished from a cardiac arrest 09 July 1974.^[6]

His remains were buried at Arlington National Cemetery.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑Earl Warren on Wikipedia
2. ↑Earl Warren on Wikipedia
3. ↑ citing "The Supreme Court Historical Society," The Supreme Court Justices, Illustrated Biographies 1789-1993, edited by Clare Cushman, Congressional Quarterly, 1993, pgs. 436-40 : ISBN 0-87187-723-6 and ISBN 0-87187-773-2
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZV5-MZH : 20 January 2021), Earl Warren, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ Earl Warren and Mrs. Nina E. Meyers (formerly Nina E. Palmquist) were married 14 October in Oakland, California. San Francisco ChronicleThursday, Oct 15, 1925, San Francisco, CA Page: 26.
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTCC-M3T : 11 January 2021), Earl Warren, Jul 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑Find a Grave Memorial for Earl Warren.

See also:

• "California, San Diego Passenger Lists, 1904-1952", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLZT-88FX : Sat Mar 09 15:56:32 UTC 2024), Entry for Earl Warren, 1939.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTCC-M3T : 11 January 2021), Earl Warren, Jul 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

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