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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 23, 1978 · October Term 1977
Pinkus, Dba Rosslyn News Co. et al. v. United States
DissentMay 23, 1978 · October Term 1977
Marshall, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. Barlow's, Inc.
ConcurrenceMay 23, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. Mauro et al.
MajorityMay 23, 1978 · October Term 1977
Baldwin et al. v. Fish and Game Commission of Montana et al.
MajorityMay 23, 1978 · October Term 1977
Vitek, Director, Department of Correctional Services, et al. v. Jones et al.
ConcurrenceMay 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
Slodov v. United States
DissentMay 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. Sotelo et Ux.
MajorityMay 15, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. California
MajorityMay 15, 1978 · October Term 1977
Santa Clara Pueblo et al. v. Martinez et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1978 · October Term 1977
Kulko v. Superior Court of California in and for the City and County of San Francisco (Horn, Real Party in Interest)
MajorityMay 15, 1978 · October Term 1977
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sloan
MajorityMay 15, 1978 · October Term 1977
Scott et al. v. United States
MajorityMay 15, 1978 · October Term 1977
Flagg Bros., Inc., et al. v. Brooks et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1978 · October Term 1977
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters
MajorityMay 1, 1978 · October Term 1977
Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia
MajorityMay 1, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. Macdonald
DissentMay 1, 1978 · October Term 1977
Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division et al. v. Craft et al.
MajorityMay 1, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. Jacobs, Aka 'Mrs. Kramer'
MajorityApr 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Department of Revenue of Washington v. Association of Washington Stevedoring Companies et al.
DissentApr 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
First National Bank of Boston et al. v. Bellotti, Attorney General of Massachusetts
ConcurrenceApr 25, 1978 · October Term 1977
National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States
DissentApr 25, 1978 · October Term 1977
City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power et al. v. Manhart et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1978 · October Term 1977
McDaniel v. Paty et al.
DissentApr 19, 1978 · October Term 1977
Elkins, President, University of Maryland v. Moreno et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1978 · October Term 1977
Frank Lyon Co. v. United States
MajorityApr 18, 1978 · October Term 1977
Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 17, 1978 · October Term 1977
Proctor v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary
DissentApr 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Holloway et al. v. Arkansas
MajorityApr 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Malone, Commissioner of Labor and Industry for Minnesota v. White Motor Corp. et al.
MajorityApr 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.
DissentMar 29, 1978 · October Term 1977
City of Lafayette, Louisiana, et al. v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.
DissentMar 29, 1978 · October Term 1977
Massachusetts v. United States
MajorityMar 28, 1978 · October Term 1977
Stump et al. v. Sparkman et Vir
MajorityMar 28, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. Culbert
MajorityMar 28, 1978 · October Term 1977
Bankers Trust Co. v. Mallis et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
Foley v. Connelie, Superintendent of New York State Police, et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. Wheeler
MajorityMar 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
Lakeside v. Oregon
ConcurrenceMar 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
Ballew v. Georgia
MajorityMar 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
Carey et al. v. Piphus et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. Ceccolini
MajorityMar 20, 1978 · October Term 1977
Cleland, Administrator of Veterans' Administration, et al. v. National College of Business
DissentMar 6, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. Board of Commissioners of Sheffield, Alabama, et al.
DissentMar 6, 1978 · October Term 1977
Ray, Governor of Washington, et al. v. Atlantic Richfield Co. et al.
MajorityMar 6, 1978 · October Term 1977
Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe et al.
MajorityMar 1, 1978 · October Term 1977
Federal Maritime Commission et al. v. Pacific Maritime Assn. et al.
MajorityMar 1, 1978 · October Term 1977
Board of Curators of the University of Missouri et al. v. Horowitz
DissentFeb 28, 1978 · October Term 1977
Simpson v. United States
MajorityFeb 28, 1978 · October Term 1977
Central Illinois Public Service Co. v. United States
MajorityFeb 27, 1978 · October Term 1977
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Torres