Supreme Court / Appointed 1954 / Served to 1969
Portrait of Earl Warren

Earl Warren

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 and confirmed by voice vote, Earl Warren was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence in 1914. 170 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Lived
1891–1974
Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
University of California, Berkeley 1912 · University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence 1914
Succeeded by
Warren Earl Burger

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1954Supreme CourtEisenhower (R)Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Opinions of the Court

Warren delivered 170 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1953 – October Term 1968). Most cited: Miranda v. Arizona (58,288 citations).

YearCaseCitationCited
1969Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15 et al.395 U.S. 621 (1969)1031
1969National Labor Relations Board v. Gissel Packing Co., Inc., et al.395 U.S. 575 (1969)1586
1969Powell et al. v. McCormack, Speaker of the House of Representatives, et al.395 U.S. 486 (1969)3053
1969Utah Public Service Commission v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. et al.395 U.S. 464 (1969)
1969Jenkins v. Delaware395 U.S. 213 (1969)222
1969McDonald et al. v. Board of Election Commissioners of Chicago et al.394 U.S. 802 (1969)896
1969United States v. an Article of Drug . . . Bacto-Unidisk . . . .394 U.S. 784 (1969)196
1969McCarthy v. United States394 U.S. 459 (1969)3200
1969Gregory et al. v. City of Chicago394 U.S. 111 (1969)391
1969Allen et al. v. State Board of Elections et al.393 U.S. 544 (1969)887
1969United States v. Nardello et al.393 U.S. 286 (1969)229
1969Thorpe v. Housing Authority of the City of Durham393 U.S. 268 (1969)1076
1968King, Commissioner, Department of Pensions and Security, et al. v. Smith et al.392 U.S. 309 (1968)1272
1968Flast et al. v. Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.392 U.S. 83 (1968)3484
1968Sibron v. New York392 U.S. 40 (1968)4326
1968Terry v. Ohio392 U.S. 1 (1968)37942
1968United States v. O'Brien391 U.S. 367 (1968)3604
1968Peyton, Penitentiary Superintendent v. Rowe et al.391 U.S. 54 (1968)902
1968Poafpybitty et al. v. Skelly Oil Co.390 U.S. 365 (1968)
1968Federal Trade Commission v. Fred Meyer, Inc., et al.390 U.S. 341 (1968)146
1967Tcherepnin et al. v. Knight et al.389 U.S. 332 (1967)878
1967United States v. Robel389 U.S. 258 (1967)617
1967Will, U.S. District Judge v. United States389 U.S. 90 (1967)1120
1967National Labor Relations Board v. Great Dane Trailers, Inc.388 U.S. 26 (1967)491
1967Washington v. Texas388 U.S. 14 (1967)3395
1967Loving et Ux. v. Virginia388 U.S. 1 (1967)2147
1967Federal Trade Commission v. Universal-Rundle Corp.387 U.S. 244 (1967)101
1967Fleischmann Distilling Corp. et al. v. Maier Brewing Co. et al.386 U.S. 714 (1967)772
1967Pierson et al. v. Ray et al.386 U.S. 547 (1967)4282
1967Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Stidger et Ux.386 U.S. 287 (1967)141
1967Klopfer v. North Carolina386 U.S. 213 (1967)1817
1966Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Errico385 U.S. 214 (1966)214
1966Lewis v. United States385 U.S. 206 (1966)885
1966Bond et al. v. Floyd et al.385 U.S. 116 (1966)391
1966Davis v. North Carolina384 U.S. 737 (1966)986
1966Johnson et al. v. New Jersey384 U.S. 719 (1966)3002
1966Miranda v. Arizona384 U.S. 436 (1966)58288
1966Amell et al. v. United States384 U.S. 158 (1966)
1966South Carolina v. Katzenbach, Attorney General383 U.S. 301 (1966)945
1966Fribourg Navigation Co., Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue383 U.S. 272 (1966)134
1966Carnation Co. v. Pacific Westbound Conference et al.383 U.S. 213 (1966)207
1966Baxstrom v. Herold, State Hospital Director383 U.S. 107 (1966)762
1965International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Afl-Cio, Local 283 v. Scofield et al.382 U.S. 205 (1965)170
1965United States v. Brown381 U.S. 437 (1965)529
1965Federal Communications Commission v. Schreiber et al.381 U.S. 279 (1965)311
1965Zemel v. Rusk, Secretary of State, et al.381 U.S. 1 (1965)827
1965Harman et al. v. Forssenius et al.380 U.S. 528 (1965)645
1965Hanna v. Plumer, Executor380 U.S. 460 (1965)2853
1965American Oil Co. v. Neill et al.380 U.S. 451 (1965)
1965Federal Trade Commission v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. et al.380 U.S. 374 (1965)353
1965Singer v. United States380 U.S. 24 (1965)808
1965Udall, Secretary of the Interior v. Tallman et al.380 U.S. 1 (1965)3144
1964Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.379 U.S. 203 (1964)1091
1964Fallen v. United States378 U.S. 139 (1964)244
1964Griffin et al. v. Maryland378 U.S. 130 (1964)221
1964Lucas et al. v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado et al.377 U.S. 713 (1964)467
1964Roman, Clerk of the Peace, et al. v. Sincock et al.377 U.S. 695 (1964)317
1964Davis, Secretary, State Board of Elections, et al. v. Mann et al.377 U.S. 678 (1964)266
1964Maryland Committee for Fair Representation et al. v. Tawes, Governor of Maryland, et al.377 U.S. 656 (1964)273
1964Wmca, Inc., et al. v. Lomenzo, Secretary of State of New York, et al.377 U.S. 633 (1964)211
1964Reynolds, Judge, et al. v. Sims et al.377 U.S. 533 (1964)3703
1964Bruning v. United States376 U.S. 358 (1964)324
1963Foti v. Immigration and Naturalization Service375 U.S. 217 (1963)382
1963Fahy v. Connecticut375 U.S. 85 (1963)1743
1963United States v. Muniz et al.374 U.S. 150 (1963)787
1963Yellin v. United States374 U.S. 109 (1963)153
1963Shenker v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.374 U.S. 1 (1963)175
1963Sperry v. Florida Ex Rel. Florida Bar373 U.S. 379 (1963)362
1963Wright et al. v. Georgia373 U.S. 284 (1963)210
1963Lombard et al. v. Louisiana373 U.S. 267 (1963)166
1963Shuttlesworth et al. v. City of Birmingham373 U.S. 262 (1963)
1963Peterson et al. v. City of Greenville373 U.S. 244 (1963)197
1963Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. v. Reily, Collector of Revenue of Louisiana373 U.S. 64 (1963)230
1963Townsend v. Sain, Sheriff, et al.372 U.S. 293 (1963)4485
1963New Jersey et al. v. New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad Co.372 U.S. 1 (1963)
1962Gilbertville Trucking Co., Inc., et al. v. United States et al.371 U.S. 115 (1962)
1962United States v. Wise370 U.S. 405 (1962)215
1962Wood v. Georgia370 U.S. 375 (1962)536
1962Brown Shoe Co., Inc., v. United States370 U.S. 294 (1962)1936
1962Enochs, District Director of Internal Revenue, v. Williams Packing & Navigation Co., Inc.370 U.S. 1 (1962)1037
1962Hanover Bank, Executor, et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue369 U.S. 672 (1962)311
1962Free v. Bland369 U.S. 663 (1962)516
1962Coppedge v. United States369 U.S. 438 (1962)20800
1962Richards et al. v. United States et al.369 U.S. 1 (1962)1608
1961Garner et al. v. Louisiana368 U.S. 157 (1961)486
1961Federal Land Bank of Wichita v. Board of County Commissioners of Kiowa County, Kansas, et al.368 U.S. 146 (1961)
1961Civil Aeronautics Board v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.367 U.S. 316 (1961)196
1961Jarecki, Former Collector of Internal Revenue, et al. v. G. D. Searle & Co.367 U.S. 303 (1961)518
1961Braunfeld et al. v. Brown, Commissioner of Police of Philadelphia, et al.366 U.S. 599 (1961)657
1961Two Guys From Harrison-Allentown, Inc., v. McGinley, District Attorney, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, et al.366 U.S. 582 (1961)236
1961Gallagher, Chief of Police of Springfield, Massachusetts, et al. v. Crown Kosher Super Market of Massachusetts, Inc., et al.366 U.S. 617 (1961)138
1961McGowan et al. v. Maryland366 U.S. 420 (1961)3439
1961James v. United States366 U.S. 213 (1961)855
1961Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes et al. v. United States et al.366 U.S. 169 (1961)
1961Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. et al.365 U.S. 1 (1961)198
1961United States v. Mississippi Valley Generating Co.364 U.S. 520 (1961)339
1960United States v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. et al.364 U.S. 301 (1960)
1960American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.364 U.S. 1 (1960)
1960Federal Trade Commission v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.363 U.S. 536 (1960)189
1960Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al. v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. et al.363 U.S. 528 (1960)194
1960United States v. Durham Lumber Co. et al.363 U.S. 522 (1960)140
1960Aquilino et al., Doing Business as Home Maintenance Co., et al. v. United States et al.363 U.S. 509 (1960)894
1960Hannah et al. v. Larche et al.363 U.S. 420 (1960)819
1960United States v. Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit, Executor363 U.S. 194 (1960)
1960Flora v. United States362 U.S. 145 (1960)797
1960Arnold v. Ben Kanowsky, Inc.361 U.S. 388 (1960)642
1960Phillips Chemical Co. v. Dumas Independent School District361 U.S. 376 (1960)205
1960Blackburn v. Alabama361 U.S. 199 (1960)1191
1959Greene v. McElroy et al.360 U.S. 474 (1959)1385
1959Spano v. New York360 U.S. 315 (1959)1164
1959Napue v. Illinois360 U.S. 264 (1959)4234
1959Burns v. Ohio360 U.S. 252 (1959)366
1959Smith v. United States360 U.S. 1 (1959)429
1959Dick v. New York Life Insurance Co.359 U.S. 437 (1959)228
1959United States v. Isthmian Steamship Co.359 U.S. 314 (1959)
1959United States v. Radio Corporation of America et al.358 U.S. 334 (1959)219
1959Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Lublin, McGaughy & Associates et al.358 U.S. 207 (1959)332
1958American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. Frisco Transportation Co.358 U.S. 133 (1958)172
1958Hanson, Executrix, et al. v. Denckla et al.357 U.S. 235 (1958)7025
1958McAllister v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.357 U.S. 221 (1958)197
1958Flora v. United States357 U.S. 63 (1958)401
1958Masciale v. United States356 U.S. 386 (1958)192
1958Sherman v. United States356 U.S. 369 (1958)1587
1958Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. et al., Executors, v. Smith, Collector of Internal Revenue356 U.S. 274 (1958)
1958Nishikawa v. Dulles, Secretary of State356 U.S. 129 (1958)134
1958Trop v. Dulles, Secretary of State, et al.356 U.S. 86 (1958)2182
1957Rathbun v. United States355 U.S. 107 (1957)309
1957Benanti v. United States355 U.S. 96 (1957)184
1957Schaffer Transportation Co. et al. v. United States et al.355 U.S. 83 (1957)142
1957Carroll et al. v. United States354 U.S. 394 (1957)328
1957Sweezy v. New Hampshire, by Wyman, Attorney General354 U.S. 234 (1957)781
1957Watkins v. United States354 U.S. 178 (1957)466
1957Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen et al. v. Chicago River & Indiana Railroad Co. et al.353 U.S. 30 (1957)623
1957San Diego Building Trades Council et al. v. Garmon et al.353 U.S. 26 (1957)131
1957Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America, Local No. 427, AFL, et al. v. Fairlawn Meats, Inc.353 U.S. 20 (1957)151
1957Guss, Doing Business as Photo Sound Products Manufacturing Co., v. Utah Labor Relations Board353 U.S. 1 (1957)313
1957Prince v. United States352 U.S. 322 (1957)559
1957National Labor Relations Board v. Lion Oil Co. et al.352 U.S. 282 (1957)223
1957Fikes v. Alabama352 U.S. 191 (1957)507
1956Nelson et al., Successor Trustees, et al. v. City of New York352 U.S. 103 (1956)164
1956Mesarosh, Alias Nelson, et al. v. United States352 U.S. 1 (1956)354
1956United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.351 U.S. 305 (1956)200
1956Covey, Committee, v. Town of Somers351 U.S. 141 (1956)240
1956United States v. Zucca, Alias Sarni351 U.S. 91 (1956)
1956Squire, Collector of Internal Revenue, v. Capoeman et Ux.351 U.S. 1 (1956)301
1956Pennsylvania v. Nelson350 U.S. 497 (1956)312
1956Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. King Packing Co.350 U.S. 260 (1956)137
1956Steiner et al., Doing Business as Cumberland Battery Manufacturing Co., v. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor350 U.S. 247 (1956)389
1955National Labor Relations Board v. Warren Company, Inc.350 U.S. 107 (1955)
1955Peters v. Hobby et al.349 U.S. 331 (1955)238
1955Lawlor et al., Trading as Independent Poster Exchange, v. National Screen Service Corp. et al.349 U.S. 322 (1955)1049
1955Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al.349 U.S. 294 (1955)1420
1955Bart v. United States349 U.S. 219 (1955)
1955Emspak v. United States349 U.S. 190 (1955)244
1955Quinn v. United States349 U.S. 155 (1955)357
1955General American Investors Co., Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue348 U.S. 434 (1955)122
1955Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Glenshaw Glass Co.348 U.S. 426 (1955)1324
1955United States v. International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. et al.348 U.S. 236 (1955)103
1955United States v. Shubert et al.348 U.S. 222 (1955)
1954Lumbermen'S Mutual Casualty Co. v. Elbert348 U.S. 48 (1954)152
1954Chandler v. Warden Fretag348 U.S. 3 (1954)480
1954Barber, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, v. Gonzales347 U.S. 637 (1954)178
1954United States v. Harriss et al.347 U.S. 612 (1954)1827
1954Bolling et al. v. Sharpe et al.347 U.S. 497 (1954)2385
1954Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al.347 U.S. 483 (1954)3819
1954Hernandez v. Texas347 U.S. 475 (1954)774
1954Federal Communications Commission v. American Broadcasting Co., Inc.347 U.S. 284 (1954)208
1954United States v. Binghamton Construction Co., Inc.347 U.S. 171 (1954)137
1954Pereira et al. v. United States347 U.S. 1 (1954)1531
1953Voris, Deputy Commissioner, v. Eikel et al., Doing Business as Southern Stevedoring & Contracting Co., et al.346 U.S. 328 (1953)185

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Earl Warren?
President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Earl Warren to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1954.
Was Earl Warren appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Earl Warren was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Earl Warren's confirmation vote?
Earl Warren was confirmed by voice vote on March 1, 1954. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Earl Warren on?
Earl Warren was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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15 years on the Supreme Court of the United States. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).