Prior to serving on the Court, Warren was a prosecutor and politician. As governor of [[California]], Warren had supervised the Japanese internments discussed in the famous ''Korematsu v. U.S.'' case, now reviled as an example of America at its worst. President [[Dwight Eisenhower]] appointed Warren to the [[Supreme Court]] as a political favor. Years later President [[Dwight Eisenhower]] stated that appointing Earl Warren was "the biggest damned-fool mistake I ever made."
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Prior to serving on the Court, Warren was a prosecutor and politician. As governor of [[California]], Warren had supervised the Japanese internments discussed in the famous ''Korematsu v. U.S.'' case, now reviled as an example of America at its worst. President [[Dwight Eisenhower]] appointed Warren to the [[Supreme Court]] as a political favor.