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Warren's greatest asset, what made him in the eyes of many of his admirers "Super Chief," was his political skill in manipulating the other justices. Over the years his ability to lead the Court, to forge majorities in support of major decisions, and to inspire liberal forces around the nation,  outweighed his intellectual weaknesses. Warren realized his weakness and asked the senior associate justice, [[Hugo L. Black]], to preside over conferences until he became accustomed to the drill.  A quick study, Warren soon was in fact as well as in name the Court's chief justice.  

Warren's greatest asset, what made him in the eyes of many of his admirers "Super Chief," was his political skill in manipulating the other justices. Over the years his ability to lead the Court, to forge majorities in support of major decisions, and to inspire liberal forces around the nation,  outweighed his intellectual weaknesses. Warren realized his weakness and asked the senior associate justice, [[Hugo L. Black]], to preside over conferences until he became accustomed to the drill.  A quick study, Warren soon was in fact as well as in name the Court's chief justice.  

All the justices had been appointed by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] or Truman, and all were committed [[New Deal coalition|New Deal liberals]].  They disagreed about the role that the courts should play in achieving liberal goals. The Court was split between two warring factions. [[Felix Frankfurter]] and Robert H. Jackson led one faction, which insisted upon judicial self-restraint and constantly warned about the judicial activism of conservative justices that had led to the constitutional crisis of 1937. For them, courts should defer to the policymaking prerogatives of the White House and congress. [[Hugo Black]] and [[William O. Douglas]] led the opposing activist faction; they agreed the court should defer in matters of economic policy, but felt the judicial agenda had been transformed from questions of property rights to those of individual liberties, and in this area courts should play a more activist role. Warren's belief that the judiciary must seek to do justice, placed him with the activists. although he did not have a solid majority until after Frankfurter's retirement in 1962.  

All the justices had been appointed by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] or Truman, and all were committed [[New Deal coalition|New Deal liberals]].  They disagreed about the role that the courts should play in achieving liberal goals. The Court was split between two warring factions. [[Felix Frankfurter]] and Robert H. Jackson led one faction, which insisted upon judicial self-restraint and constantly warned about the judicial activism of conservative justices that had led to the constitutional crisis of 1937. For them, courts should defer to the policymaking prerogatives of the White House and congress. [[Hugo Black]] and [[William O. Douglas]] led the opposing activist faction; they agreed the court should defer in matters of economic policy, but felt the judicial agenda had been transformed from questions of property rights to those of individual liberties, and in this area courts should play a more activist role. Warren's belief that the judiciary must seek to do justice, placed him with the activists although he did not have a solid majority until after Frankfurter's retirement in 1962.  

===Brown v. Board of Education===

===Brown v. Board of Education===