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William H. Rehnquist

Seat:: Associate Justice, then Chief Justice
Appointed by:: Richard Nixon; elevated to Chief Justice by Ronald Reagan
Senate confirmation:: Dec 10, 1971
Recorded service:: Jan 10, 1972 – Jun 27, 2005
Lived:: Oct 1, 1924 – Sep 3, 2005

In plain language

William H. Rehnquist served as associate, then chief justice.
Appointed by Richard Nixon; elevated to Chief Justice by Ronald Reagan; confirmed December 10, 1971.
Court service January 10, 1972 to June 27, 2005.

Decisions on record (4492)

DissentMar 7, 1977 · October Term 1976
Nolde Brothers, Inc. v. Local No. 358, Bakery & Confectionery Workers Union, AFL-CIO
MajorityMar 7, 1977 · October Term 1976
Town of Lockport, New York, et al. v. Citizens for Community Action At the Local Level, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 7, 1977 · October Term 1976
Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady, Chairman, Mississippi Tax Commission
MajorityMar 7, 1977 · October Term 1976
Farmer, Special Admininistrator v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 25, et al.
MajorityMar 7, 1977 · October Term 1976
Oklahoma Publishing Co. v. District Court in and for Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, et al.
DissentMar 2, 1977 · October Term 1976
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Goldfarb
MajorityMar 1, 1977 · October Term 1976
United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc., et al. v. Carey, Governor of New York, et al.
MajorityMar 1, 1977 · October Term 1976
Marks et al. v. United States
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Piper et al. v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Delaware Tribal Business Committee et al. v. Weeks et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Sanders
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. et al. v. Train, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
DissentFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
City of Philadelphia et al. v. New Jersey et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Florida et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
National Labor Relations Board v. Enterprise Association of Steam, Hot Water, Hydraulic Sprinkler, Pneumatic Tube, Ice Machine & General Pipefitters of New York and Vicinity, Local Union No. 638
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Weatherford, Agent of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, et al. v. Bursey
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Don E. Williams Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Whalen, Commissioner of Health of New York v. Roe et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States Steel Corp. et al. v. Fortner Enterprises, Inc.
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Codd, Police Commissioner, City of New York, et al. v. Velger
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Board of Supervisors of Warren County, Mississippi, et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Donovan v. Penn Shipping Co., Inc., et al.
DissentFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Concerned Citizens of Southern Ohio, Inc., et al. v. Pine Creek Conservancy District et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States et al. v. County of Fresno
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Oregon v. Mathiason
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Stanton v. Stanton
MajorityJan 18, 1977 · October Term 1976
Walsh, Dba Tom Walsh & Co. v. Schlecht et Al., Trustees
MajorityJan 18, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Donovan et al.
MajorityJan 17, 1977 · October Term 1976
Guste, Attorney General of Louisiana, et al. v. Jackson et al.
DissentJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
Local 3489, United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Usery, Secretary of Labor
MajorityJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
Boston Stock Exchange et al. v. State Tax Commission et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
G. M. Leasing Corp. et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
Oregon Ex Rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co.
MajorityJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
Pearson v. Dodd et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1977 · October Term 1976
Village of Arlington Heights et al. v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1977 · October Term 1976
Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle
MajorityJan 11, 1977 · October Term 1976
Knebel, Secretary of Agriculture v. Hein
MajorityJan 11, 1977 · October Term 1976
Bayside Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityJan 10, 1977 · October Term 1976
Connally v. Georgia
DissentDec 20, 1976 · October Term 1976
Craig et al. v. Boren, Governor of Oklahoma, et al.
MajorityDec 20, 1976 · October Term 1976
International Union of Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers, AFL-CIO, Local 790 v. Robbins & Myers, Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 13, 1976 · October Term 1976
Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. De Castro
MajorityDec 8, 1976 · October Term 1976
City of Madison Joint School District No. 8 et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1976 · October Term 1976
General Electric Co. v. Gilbert et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1976 · October Term 1976
Idaho Ex Rel. Andrus, Governor, et al. v. Oregon et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1976 · October Term 1976
Cook et al. v. Hudson et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1976 · October Term 1976
United States v. Kopp
DissentDec 6, 1976 · October Term 1976
Davis v. Georgia
MajorityNov 30, 1976 · October Term 1976
Belcher v. Stengel et al.