Earl Warren

Warren, Earl (1891–1974), chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1953–69). Attorney general (1939–43) and governor (1943–53) of California, he was Republican vice presidential candidate in 1948. Appointed to the Supreme Court by President Eisenhower, his leadership of the court resulted in a number of landmark liberal judgments concerning individual and civil liberties, notably Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), declaring racial segregation in schools unconstitutional. Warren also led the commission assigned to investigate Pres. John F. Kennedy's assassination.

See also: Supreme Court of the United States.