Video: '1953 Chief Justice: Governor Earl Warren Named To U.S. Highest Court'

(Monday, October 5, 1953, noon EST) — Former California Governor Earl Warren was sworn in today as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States; he would preside over a major shift in American constitutional jurisprudence, which has been recognized by many as a “Constitutional Revolution” in the liberal direction.

Warren was sworn in promptly at noon at the Supreme Court building in the presence of Republican President Dwight Eisenhower, who nominated him after the Sept. 8, 1953, death of Fred. M. Vinson.

Video: 'AP US History: The Warren Court'

The Warren Court, often considered the most liberal court in U.S. history, expanded civil rights, civil liberties, judicial power, and the federal power in dramatic ways.

It brought “one man, one vote” to the United States through a series of rulings, and created the Miranda warning.

In addition, the court was both applauded and criticized for bringing an end to de jure racial segregation in the United States, incorporating the Bill of Rights (i.e. including it in the 14th Amendment Due Process clause), and ending officially sanctioned voluntary prayer in public schools.