Warren, Earl

Warren, Earl ( 1891 – 1974 )
US judge. During his time as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court ( 1953 – 69 ) he did much to promote civil liberties, achieving the prohibition of segregation in US schools in 1954 . He is also remembered for heading the commission of inquiry (known as the Warren Commission) held in 1964 into the assassination of President Kennedy; the commission found that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole gunman, a decision that has since been much disputed.