(1907–95), US chief justice 1969–86; full name Warren Earl Burger. Appointed to head the US Supreme Court by President Richard Nixon, he was a conservative, except in matters of civil rights, and an advocate of judicial restraint.
Definition of Burger, Warren in US English:
Burger, Warren
proper nounˈbərɡər
(1907–95), US chief justice 1969–86; full name Warren Earl Burger. Appointed to head the US Supreme Court by President Richard Nixon, he was a conservative, except in matters of civil rights, and an advocate of judicial restraint.