Earl Warren
Earl Warren was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as the 14th chief justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969 and as the 30th governor of California from 1943 to 1953. The Warren Court presided over a major shift in American constitutional jurisprudence, which has been recognized by many as a "constitutional revolution" in the liberal direction, with Warren writing the majority opinions in landmark cases such as Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Reynolds v. Sims (1964), Miranda v. Arizona (1966), and Loving v. Virginia (1967). Warren also led the Warren Commission, a presidential commission that investigated the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Warren is the most recent chief justice to have served in a statewide elected office before nomination to the Supreme Court and is generally considered to be one of the most influential Supreme Court justices and political leaders in the history of the United States.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Los Angeles
- Educated at
- University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Berkeley School of LawBakersfield High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 California Hall of Fame🏆 Clark Kerr Medal🏆 James Cardinal Gibbons Medal🏆 honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Trending topics shown first"There is patently no legitimate overriding purpose independent of invidious racial discrimination which justifies this classification. The fact that Virginia prohibits only interracial marriages invol…"
"To summarize: Americans have one of the greatest legal systems, but not a monopoly of the sense of justice, which is universal; nor have we a permanent copyright on the means of securing justice, for …"
"If it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don't worry about it, that's the way we learn."
"This concept of "national defense" cannot be deemed an end in itself, justifying any exercise of legislative power designed to promote such a goal. Implicit in the term "national defense" is the notio…"
"The abhorrence of society to the use of involuntary confessions does not turn alone on their inherent untrustworthiness. It also turns on the deep-rooted feeling that the police must obey the law whil…"
"You sit up there, and you see the whole gamut of human nature. Even if the case being argued involves only a little fellow and $50, it involves justice. That's what is important."
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1891
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Birth1974
Died
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