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Warren Burger

Warren BurgerAKA Warren Earl Burger

Born: 17-Sep-1907
Birthplace: St. Paul, MN
Died: 25-Jun-1995
Location of death: Washington, DC
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Gender: Male
Religion: Presbyterian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Judge

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Supreme Court Chief Justice, 1969-86

Father: Charles Joseph Burger
Mother: Katharine Schnittger
Wife: Elvera Stromberg (m. 1933, d. May-1994, 2 children)
Son: Wade Allen Burger
Daughter: Margaret Elizabeth Burger

    High School: John A. Johnson High School, St. Paul, MN (1925)
    University: University of Minnesota
    Law School: St. Paul College of Law (1931)
    Teacher: Mitchell College of Law (1931-48)

    US Supreme Court Justice 23-Jun-1969 to 26-Sep-1986
    US District Judge Court of Appeals, District of Columbia 1955-69
    Smithsonian Institution Chancellor, Board of Regents
    Alfalfa Club 1969
    American Bar Association
    American College of Trial Lawyers Honorary Fellow
    National Center for State Courts Founder (1971)
    Order of the Coif Honorary
    Pilgrims Society
    Silver Buffalo 1988
    German Ancestry
    Swiss Ancestry


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