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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)

MajorityJan 21, 1980 · October Term 1979
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. et al. v. Woodson, District Judge of Creek County, Oklahoma, et al.
MajorityJan 21, 1980 · October Term 1979
Rush et al. v. Savchuk
DissentJan 21, 1980 · October Term 1979
Ohio v. Kentucky
MajorityJan 21, 1980 · October Term 1979
Brown, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Glines
MajorityJan 21, 1980 · October Term 1979
Idaho Ex Rel. Evans, Governor of Idaho, et al. v. Oregon et al.
MajorityJan 21, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Bailey et al.
MajorityJan 21, 1980 · October Term 1979
Secretary of the Navy et al. v. Huff et al.
MajorityJan 21, 1980 · October Term 1979
Hatzlachh Supply Co., Inc. v. United States
MajorityJan 15, 1980 · October Term 1979
Vance, Secretary of State v. Terrazas
MajorityJan 15, 1980 · October Term 1979
Martinez et al. v. California et al.
DissentJan 14, 1980 · October Term 1979
Thompson v. United States
MajorityJan 8, 1980 · October Term 1979
McLain et al. v. Real Estate Board of New Orleans, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 7, 1980 · October Term 1979
Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council, Inc. v. Karlen et al.
MajorityDec 10, 1979 · October Term 1979
Carbon Fuel Co. v. United Mine Workers of America et al.
MajorityDec 4, 1979 · October Term 1979
Kaiser Aetna et al. v. United States
MajorityDec 4, 1979 · October Term 1979
Ferri v. Ackerman
MajorityDec 4, 1979 · October Term 1979
Vaughn et al. v. Vermilion Corp.
DissentNov 28, 1979 · October Term 1979
Ybarra v. Illinois
MajorityNov 28, 1979 · October Term 1979
United States v. Kubrick
DissentNov 28, 1979 · October Term 1979
Board of Education of the City School District of New York et al. v. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.
MajorityNov 27, 1979 · October Term 1979
Perrin v. United States
MajorityNov 27, 1979 · October Term 1979
Andrus, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Allard et al.
MajorityNov 27, 1979 · October Term 1979
P. C. Pfeiffer Co., Inc., et al. v. Ford et al.
MajorityNov 13, 1979 · October Term 1979
Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. (Tama), et al. v. Lewis
MajorityOct 15, 1979 · October Term 1979
United States et al. v. Benmar Transport & Leasing Corp. et al.
MajorityOct 9, 1979 · October Term 1979
Pilon v. Bordenkircher, Warden
ConcurrenceJul 2, 1979 · October Term 1978
Gannett Co., Inc. v. Depasquale, County Court Judge of Seneca County, N. Y., et al.
DissentJul 2, 1979 · October Term 1978
Columbus Board of Education et al. v. Penick et al.
DissentJul 2, 1979 · October Term 1978
Dayton Board of Education et al. v. Brinkman et al.
DissentJul 2, 1979 · October Term 1978
Rose, Warden v. Mitchell et al.
MajorityJul 2, 1979 · October Term 1978
Jones et al. v. Wolf et al.
ConcurrenceJul 2, 1979 · October Term 1978
Bellotti, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al. v. Baird et al.
DissentJul 2, 1979 · October Term 1978
Washington et al. v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Association et al.
MajorityJul 2, 1979 · October Term 1978
Morland et al. v. Sprecher, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, et al.
MajorityJul 2, 1979 · October Term 1978
Moore v. Duckworth, Warden
DissentJun 27, 1979 · October Term 1978
United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc v. Weber et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1979 · October Term 1978
Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
MajorityJun 27, 1979 · October Term 1978
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Boles et al.
ConcurrenceJun 27, 1979 · October Term 1978
Jackson v. Virginia et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1979 · October Term 1978
Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve System v. Merrill
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1979 · October Term 1978
Smith, Judge, et al. v. Daily Mail Publishing Co. et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1979 · October Term 1978
Hutchinson v. Proxmire et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1979 · October Term 1978
Baker v. McCollan
MajorityJun 26, 1979 · October Term 1978
Wolston v. Reader's Digest Association, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1979 · October Term 1978
Leroy, Attorney General of Idaho, et al. v. Great Western United Corp.
MajorityJun 25, 1979 · October Term 1978
Mackey, Registrar of Motor Vehicles of Massachusetts v. Montrym
MajorityJun 25, 1979 · October Term 1978
Michigan v. Defillippo
MajorityJun 25, 1979 · October Term 1978
Brown v. Texas
MajorityJun 25, 1979 · October Term 1978
Barry, Chairman, Racing and Wagering Board of New York, et al. v. Barchi
DissentJun 25, 1979 · October Term 1978
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Westcott et al.