# Warren E. Burger American Inn of Court *Minnesota chapter of the American Inns of Court, chartered 1989* The Warren E. Burger American Inn of Court is a Minnesota chapter of the [[American Inns of Court]].[^1][^3] It was chartered on September 20, 1989, at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul.[^1] It takes its name from [[Warren E. Burger]], the St. Paul night-school graduate who became the fifteenth Chief Justice.[^2] The American Inns of Court mission, under which the chapter operates, pledges to "perfect the quality, availability and efficiency of justice."[^2] The activity the record documents for the Minnesota chapter is eight collegial dinners a year for "people already inside the profession."[^2] The chapter is affiliated with Mitchell Hamline, formerly St. Paul College of Law, which was Burger's alma mater.[^2] ## History The chapter's organizers were Thomas J. Lyons, Justice John Simonett and Prof. John O. Sonsteng.[^2] Its charter is dated September 20, 1989, and it was chartered at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul.[^1] Burger brought the English Inns-of-Court model to the United States after the 1977 Anglo-American Exchange. The first Inn in the United States dates from February 2, 1980, more than nine years before the Minnesota chapter was chartered.[^2] ## Organization and activities The chapter holds eight collegial dinners a year.[^2] The American Inns of Court "Find an Inn" listing gives the chapter's location as [[Minneapolis]].[^3] The Time Table entry for its chartering gives the place as William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - The chapter was organized by Thomas J. Lyons, Justice John Simonett and Prof. John O. Sonsteng.[^2] - It is affiliated with Mitchell Hamline.[^2] ### What - It holds eight collegial dinners a year for people already inside the profession.[^2] - The American Inns of Court mission pledges to "perfect the quality, availability and efficiency of justice."[^2] ### When - The chapter was chartered on September 20, 1989.[^1] ### Where - The chapter was chartered at William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul.[^1] - The American Inns of Court listing places it in Minneapolis.[^3] ### Why - The chapter is named for Warren E. Burger, who brought the Inns-of-Court model to the United States after a 1977 exchange.[^2] ## Notes [^1]: American Inns of Court, *American Inns of Court* (home page, undated) — chartering of the Warren E. Burger American Inn of Court on September 20, 1989, at William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul (Time Table row TL-0531). https://home.innsofcourt.org/ [^2]: American Inns of Court, *American Inns of Court* (home page, undated), as summarized in the project's validated record — organizers, the Mitchell Hamline affiliation, the mission text, the eight-dinner programme, Burger's role after the 1977 Anglo-American Exchange, and the first U.S. Inn of February 2, 1980. https://home.innsofcourt.org/ [^3]: American Inns of Court, *Find an Inn: Warren E. Burger American Inn of Court* (undated) — chapter listing, location given as Minneapolis. https://www.inn.org/find-an-inn/detail/warren-e-burger-american-inn-of-court