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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)

MajorityMay 31, 1977 · October Term 1976
International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States et al.
MajorityMay 31, 1977 · October Term 1976
East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. Rodriguez et al.
Did not participateMay 31, 1977 · October Term 1976
Connor et al. v. Finch, Governor of Mississippi, et al.
MajorityMay 31, 1977 · October Term 1976
Trainor, Director, Illinois Department of Public Aid, et al. v. Hernandez et Ux.
Did not participateMay 31, 1977 · October Term 1976
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services et al. v. Hodory
DissentMay 31, 1977 · October Term 1976
Moore v. City of East Cleveland, Ohio
MajorityMay 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Wong
MajorityMay 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Washington
DissentMay 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Territory of Guam v. Olsen
ConcurrenceMay 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Abood et al. v. Detroit Board of Education et al.
ConcurrenceMay 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Douglas, Commissioner, Virginia Marine Resources Commission v. Seacoast Products, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Smith v. United States
ConcurrenceMay 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Massachusetts v. Westcott
Did not participateMay 16, 1977 · October Term 1976
Dixon, Secretary of State of Illinois v. Love
MajorityMay 16, 1977 · October Term 1976
Kremens, Hospital Director, et al. v. Bartley et al.
Did not participateMay 16, 1977 · October Term 1976
Henderson, Correctional Superintendent v. Kibbe
MajorityMay 16, 1977 · October Term 1976
Pressler, Member, U.S. House of Representatives v. Blumenthal, Secretary of the Treasury, et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1977 · October Term 1976
Ashcroft, Attorney General of Missouri v. Mattis
DissentMay 16, 1977 · October Term 1976
Chappelle v. Greater Baton Rouge Airport District et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1977 · October Term 1976
Texas v. Louisiana
Did not participateMay 2, 1977 · October Term 1976
Blackledge, Warden, et al. v. Allison
Did not participateMay 2, 1977 · October Term 1976
Linmark Associates, Inc., et al. v. Township of Willingboro et al.
MajorityMay 2, 1977 · October Term 1976
Environmental Protection Agency v. Brown, Governor of California, et al.
DissentApr 27, 1977 · October Term 1976
Bounds, Correction Commissioner, et al. v. Smith et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States Trust Company of New York, Trustee v. New Jersey et al.
MajorityApr 26, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Consumer Life Insurance Co.
DissentApr 26, 1977 · October Term 1976
Trimble et al. v. Gordon et al.
MajorityApr 26, 1977 · October Term 1976
Fiallo, a Minor, By Rodriguez, et al. v. Bell, Attorney General, et al.
MajorityApr 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Gravitt, Executrix et al. v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. et al.
DissentApr 20, 1977 · October Term 1976
Wooley, Chief of Police of Lebanon, et al. v. Maynard et Ux.
MajorityApr 19, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Antelope et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1977 · October Term 1976
Ingraham et al. v. Wright et al.
Did not participateApr 19, 1977 · October Term 1976
Vorchheimer v. School District of Philadelphia et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1977 · October Term 1976
Darden v. Florida
Did not participateApr 4, 1977 · October Term 1976
National Geographic Society v. California Board of Equalization
Did not participateApr 4, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co. et al.
MajorityApr 4, 1977 · October Term 1976
Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Kneip, Governor of South Dakota, et al.
Did not participateApr 4, 1977 · October Term 1976
Alexander, Secretary of the Army v. Fioto
DissentMar 29, 1977 · October Term 1976
Jones, Director, Department of Weights and Measures, Riverside County v. Rath Packing Co. et al.
MajorityMar 29, 1977 · October Term 1976
Maness v. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation of Florida
DissentMar 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Brewer, Warden v. Williams
MajorityMar 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Atlas Roofing Co., Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Santa Fe Industries, Inc., et al. v. Green et al.
DissentMar 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Castaneda, Sheriff v. Partida
MajorityMar 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Juidice et Al., Judges v. Vail et al.
DissentMar 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Gardner v. Florida
ConcurrenceMar 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Swain, Reformatory Superintendent v. Pressley
ConcurrenceMar 21, 1977 · October Term 1976
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Webster
MajorityMar 21, 1977 · October Term 1976
Morales v. Turman et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1977 · October Term 1976
Costello et al. v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender Rehabilitation, et al.