Warren Earl Burger
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Warren Earl Burger
Personal
Birthday:
9/17/1907
Birthplace:
St. Paul, MN
Date of Death:
6/25/1995
Place of Death:
Alexandria, VA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
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
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, June 21, 1955; no Senate vote
Education
Name of School:
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Great in theory. Even better in practice.
Degree:
LL.B.
Degree Year:
1931 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Court Name:
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
President Nominating:
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
3/29/1956
Termination Date:
6/23/1969
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Justice
Court Name - Second:
Supreme Court of the United States
Commission Date - Second:
6/23/1969
Retirement from Active Service - Second:
9/26/1986
Termination Date - Second:
6/25/1995
Termination Reason - Second:
Death Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Fourth Circuit, June 9, 1970-September 25, 1986
District of Columbia Circuit, June 9, 1970-September 25, 1986
Federal Circuit, October 1, 1982-September 25, 1986
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