14 Facts About Burger Court

Burger Court was the period in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1969 to 1986, when Warren Burger served as Chief Justice of the United States.

Burger succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice after the latter's retirement, and Burger served as Chief Justice until his retirement, at which point William Rehnquist was nominated and confirmed as Burger's replacement.

The Burger Court is generally considered to be the last liberal court to date.

Symbol of the conservative "retrenchment" promised by President Richard Nixon in the 1968 election, Burger Court was often overshadowed by the liberal William Brennan and the more conservative William Rehnquist.

The Burger Court had a less generous interpretation of the protections offered by the Fourth Amendment and the Fifth Amendment than those of the Warren Court, but the Burger Court did not overrule any of the major precedents set by the Warren Court.

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Burger Court thus began on June 23,1969, with Burger and seven veterans of the Warren Court: Hugo Black, William O Douglas, John Marshall Harlan II, William Brennan, Potter Stewart, Byron White, and Thurgood Marshall.

Nixon considered Mildred Lillie for nomination, but according to former White House Counsel John Dean, Chief Justice Warren E Burger was deeply opposed to the idea of a woman on the court.

Burger Court threatened to resign over the nomination, and Nixon chose to nominate Lewis Powell rather than Lillie.

Burger Court ended on September 26,1986, when Chief Justice Burger retired.

Burger Court was succeeded as Chief Justice by William Rehnquist, who was elevated to the position of Chief Justice by President Reagan.

Burger Court issued several notable rulings touching on many aspects of American life.

The Burger Court upheld many of the precedents of the Warren Court, even in regards to due process and criminal law.

The latter era of the Warren Burger Court was dominated by liberal justices, but the court shifted to the right early in 1969, following Nixon's appointments.

Burger often questioned the need for a judicial remedy in cases; Burger was a strong believer that courts could not cure all injustices, and Burger was not reluctant to limit the standing of plaintiffs.