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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)

MajorityApr 30, 1979 · October Term 1978
Addington v. Texas
DissentApr 30, 1979 · October Term 1978
Japan Line, Ltd., et al. v. County of Los Angeles et al.
MajorityApr 30, 1979 · October Term 1978
Toll, President, University of Maryland v. Moreno et al.
DissentApr 24, 1979 · October Term 1978
Hughes v. Oklahoma
MajorityApr 24, 1979 · October Term 1978
Parham v. Hughes
MajorityApr 24, 1979 · October Term 1978
North Carolina v. Butler
DissentApr 24, 1979 · October Term 1978
Caban v. Mohammed et Ux.
ConcurrenceApr 18, 1979 · October Term 1978
Arizona Public Service Co. et al. v. Snead, Director of Revenue Division, Taxation and Revenue Department of New Mexico, et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1979 · October Term 1978
Herbert v. Lando et al.
ConcurrenceApr 18, 1979 · October Term 1978
Douglas Oil Company of California et al. v. Petrol Stops Northwest et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1979 · October Term 1978
Dalia v. United States
MajorityApr 18, 1979 · October Term 1978
Chrysler Corp. v. Brown, Secretary of Defense, et al.
MajorityApr 17, 1979 · October Term 1978
Broadcast Music, Inc., et al. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 17, 1979 · October Term 1978
Alexander et al. v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development et al.
MajorityApr 17, 1979 · October Term 1978
Ambach, Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, et al. v. Norwick et al.
DissentApr 17, 1979 · October Term 1978
Gladstone, Realtors, et al. v. Village of Bellwood et al.
MajorityApr 17, 1979 · October Term 1978
Burch et al. v. Louisiana
MajorityApr 2, 1979 · October Term 1978
Federal Communications Commission v. Midwest Video Corporation et al.
MajorityApr 2, 1979 · October Term 1978
United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 2, 1979 · October Term 1978
United States v. Caceres
DissentMar 27, 1979 · October Term 1978
County of Los Angeles et al. v. Davis et al.
DissentMar 27, 1979 · October Term 1978
Delaware v. Prouse
MajorityMar 27, 1979 · October Term 1978
Leo Sheep Co. et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityMar 26, 1979 · October Term 1978
Connor et al. v. Coleman, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1979 · October Term 1978
National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1979 · October Term 1978
New York Telephone Co. et al. v. New York State Department of Labor et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1979 · October Term 1978
New York City Transit Authority et al. v. Beazer et al.
ConcurrenceMar 20, 1979 · October Term 1978
New Jersey v. Portash
DissentMar 20, 1979 · October Term 1978
National Muffler Dealers Assn., Inc. v. United States
DissentMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
Orr v. Orr
MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
Detroit Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
Quern, Director, Department of Public Aid of Illinois v. Jordan
MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
Scott v. Illinois
MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
Lake Country Estates, Inc., et al. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency et al.
DissentMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
Nevada et al. v. Hall et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
Ramsey v. New York
MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
Anders, Solicitor of Richland County v. Floyd
MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
Chase Manhattan Bank, N. A., et al. v. Finance Administration of City of New York et al.
MajorityFeb 28, 1979 · October Term 1978
Aronson v. Quick Point Pencil Co.
MajorityFeb 27, 1979 · October Term 1978
Group Life & Health Insurance Co., Aka Blue Shield of Texas, et al. v. Royal Drug Co., Inc., Dba Royal Pharmacy of Castle Hills, et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1979 · October Term 1978
Harrah Independent School District et al. v. Martin
MajorityFeb 26, 1979 · October Term 1978
United States v. Bodcaw Co.
MajorityFeb 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
California v. Arizona et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
MajorityFeb 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
Vance, Secretary of State, et al. v. Bradley et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
Miller, Director, Department of Children and Family Services of Illinois, et al. v. Youakim et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
Montana et al. v. United States
ConcurrenceFeb 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 1979 · October Term 1978
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Rasmussen et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 1979 · October Term 1978
Butner v. United States et al.