Born: March 19, 1891, Los Angeles,Calif.
Educated: University of California, Berkeley, B.L.1912; J.D. 1914
Married: Oct. 14, 1925, Nina P. Myers
Nominated: Sept. 30, 1953, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Commissioned: March 1, 1954
Dates of Service: Oct. 5, 1953 to June 23, 1969
Died: July 9, 1974, Washington, D.C.

Earl Warren became governor of California in 1942, and was twice re-elected. After his term as Governor, Warren made two attempts to gain a national political office. In 1948 he ran on the Republican ticket as Thomas E. Dewey's vice presidential candidate, and in 1952, he sought the presidential nomination himself. In 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower named Earl Warren as chief justice of the United States. He served as chief justice for 16 years and retired in 1969. He died in Washington on July 9, 1974.

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