Earl Warren ( March 19 , 1891 – July 9 , 1974 ) was an American politician and jurist who served as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States ( 1953 – 1969 ) and earlier as the 30th Governor of California ( 1943 – 1953 ) . The Warren Court presided over a major shift in constitutional jurisprudence , with Warren writing the majority opinions in landmark cases such as '' Brown v. Board of Education '' , '' Reynolds v. Sims '' , and '' Miranda v. Arizona '' . Warren also led the Warren Commission , a presidential commission that investigated the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy . He is , as of 2019 , the last Chief Justice to have served in an elected office
assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Earl Warren