Frederick Moore Vinson was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th chief justice of the United States from 1946 until his death in 1953. Vinson was one of the few Americans to have
Vinson, c. 1950
Birthplace in Louisa, Kentucky
Vinson taking the oath of office as judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1938
Fred M. Vinson bust, U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. Sculptor Jimilu Mason.
Earl Warren was an American attorney and politician who served as the 14th chief justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969 and as the 30th governor of California from 1943 to 1953. The Warren Cou
Fred M. Vinson
…Chief Justice of the United States In office June 24, 1946 – September 8, 1953 Nominated by Harry S. Truman Preceded by Harlan F. Stone Succeeded by Earl Warren 53rd United States Secretary of the Treasury In office July 23, 1945 – June 23, 1946 President Harry S. Truman Preceded by Henry Morgenthau Jr. Succeeded…
Warren as chief justice, c. 1953–1969
Warren as a U.S. Army officer in 1918
The René C. Davidson Courthouse, the main courthouse of the Alameda County Superior Court, completed in 1934
Warren on the front page of the Oakland Tribune, January 12, 1925