Warren E. Burger Quotes
It worked! Thank God it worked.
Warren E. Burger, 1907-1995, U. S. Supreme Court Chief Justice, Statement to Republican Leader Senator Hugh Scott referring to the American System after he swore in Gerald R. Ford after Richard M. Nixon’s resignation, 1974
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Warren Earl Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1969 to 1986. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Burger graduated from the St. Paul College of Law in 1931. He helped secure the Minnesota delegation's support for Dwight D. Eisenhower at the 1952 Republican National Convention. After Eisenhower won the 1952 presidential election, he appointed Burger to the position of Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Civil Division. In 1956, Eisenhower appointed Burger to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Burger served on this court until 1969 and became known as a critic of the Warren Court.
