Editing Warren Christopher (section)

==Early life==
Warren Minor Christopher was born in [[Scranton, North Dakota]], the son of Catherine Anne (née Lemen) and Ernest William Christopher, a bank manager.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.bookrags.com/biography/warren-minor-christopher|title=Warren Minor Christopher biography at|via=bookrags.com}}</ref> He was of part Norwegian descent.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/warren-christopher-lawyer-and-diplomat-who-served-as-secretary-of-state-under-president-clinton-2248848.html|location=London, UK|work=The Independent|first=Rupert|last=Cornwell|title=Warren Christopher: Lawyer and diplomat who served as Secretary of State under President Clinton|date=March 22, 2011}}</ref>

Christopher graduated from [[Hollywood High School]] in Los Angeles, and attended the [[University of Redlands]], before transferring to the [[University of Southern California]] (USC). He was a member of the college fraternity [[Kappa Sigma Sigma]]. He graduated ''[[magna cum laude]]'' from USC in February 1945. From July 1943 to September 1946, he served in the [[United States Naval Reserve]], with active duty as an ensign in the Pacific Theater.  He entered [[Stanford Law School]] in September 1946, where he founded and became the first editor of the new ''Stanford Law Review.''<ref>Warren Christopher,  ''Chances of a Lifetime.'' (2001) pp 9-19.</ref> While there, he was also elected to the [[Order of the Coif]].