Who did Burger succeed as Chief Justice?
Earl Warren
William H. Rehnquist
John Marshall Harlan II
Potter Stewart
Answer
Burger succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the United States in 1969. Burger was a conservative and Warren was a liberal, so their judicial philosophies were quite different. Burger was a strong believer in the separation of powers and the idea that the Supreme Court should not interfere with the decisions of the other branches of government.
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