Warren Earl Burger, United State Quotes

A collection of quotes by Warren Earl Burger, United State.

Warren Earl Burger served as the fifteenth Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986. He was born on September 17, 1907, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. After completing his education, Burger pursued a legal career, practicing law and serving as a prosecutor in his early years.

In 1953, Burger was appointed as an Assistant Attorney General under the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Later, in 1956, President Eisenhower appointed him to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where he served as a judge until his appointment to the Supreme Court.

In 1969, President Richard Nixon nominated Burger to succeed Earl Warren as the Chief Justice of the United States. Burger's tenure as Chief Justice was marked by a conservative interpretation of the law, leading to landmark decisions such as Roe v. Wade and the Bakke case.

Throughout his career, Burger emphasized judicial administration and efficiency. He was responsible for several reforms in federal court procedures and advocated for the appointment of law clerks to assist the Supreme Court justices. After retiring from the Supreme Court in 1986, he remained active in various advisory capacities and continued to write and speak on legal matters.

Warren Burger passed away on June 25, 1995, at the age of 87. His contributions to the legal field and his impact on the Supreme Court continue to shape the interpretation of the American Constitution.

Neither the doctrine of separation of powers, nor the need for confidentiality of high level communications, without more, can sustain an absolute, unqualified presidential privilege of immunity from judicial process under all circumstances. The President's need for complete candor and objectivity from advisers calls for great deference from the courts. However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in the confidentiality of such conversations, a confrontation with other values arises. Absent a claim of need to protect military, diplomatic or sensitive national security secrets, we find it difficult to accept the argument that even the very important interest in confidentiality of Presidential communications is significantly diminished by production of such material for in camera inspection with all the protection that a district court will be obliged to provide.

Warren Earl Burger, United State

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