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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 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co.
DissentApr 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
Carlson, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al. v. Green, Administratrix
MajorityApr 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
City of Mobile, Alabama, et al. v. Bolden et al.
DissentApr 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
Wengler v. Druggists Mutual Insurance Co. et al.
DissentApr 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
City of Rome et al. v. United States et al.
DissentApr 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
Baldasar v. Illinois
DissentApr 16, 1980 · October Term 1979
Owen v. City of Independence, Missouri, et al.
DissentApr 16, 1980 · October Term 1979
Whalen v. United States
MajorityApr 16, 1980 · October Term 1979
Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Idaho et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Mitchell et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1980 · October Term 1979
Roberts v. United States
DissentApr 15, 1980 · October Term 1979
Payton v. New York
DissentMar 31, 1980 · October Term 1979
Branti v. Finkel et al.
ConcurrenceMar 25, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Crews
DissentMar 25, 1980 · October Term 1979
Vitek, Correctional Director, et al. v. Jones
ConcurrenceMar 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Deposit Guaranty National Bank of Jackson, Mississippi v. Roper et al.
DissentMar 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Gillock
MajorityMar 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Gte Sylvania, Inc., et al. v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc., et al.
DissentMar 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States Parole Commission et al. v. Geraghty
MajorityMar 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Commissioner of Taxes of Vermont
MajorityMar 18, 1980 · October Term 1979
Costle, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency v. Pacific Legal Foundation et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1980 · October Term 1979
Chiarella v. United States
MajorityMar 18, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Clarke et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1980 · October Term 1979
Rummel v. Estelle, Corrections Director
DissentMar 18, 1980 · October Term 1979
Vance et al. v. Universal Amusement Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 17, 1980 · October Term 1979
Crown Simpson Pulp Co. et al. v. Costle, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
MajorityMar 3, 1980 · October Term 1979
Bloomer v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
MajorityMar 3, 1980 · October Term 1979
California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Apfelbaum
MajorityMar 3, 1980 · October Term 1979
Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1980 · October Term 1979
Forsham et al. v. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
Trammel v. United States
MajorityFeb 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
Lewis v. United States
MajorityFeb 26, 1980 · October Term 1979
Whirlpool Corp. v. Marshall, Secretary of Labor
DissentFeb 26, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Clark, Guardian
MajorityFeb 26, 1980 · October Term 1979
Massachusetts v. Meehan
MajorityFeb 20, 1980 · October Term 1979
Stafford, U.S. Attorney, et al. v. Briggs et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1980 · October Term 1979
Ford Motor Credit Co. et al. v. Milhollin
MajorityFeb 20, 1980 · October Term 1979
Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp. et al. v. Shell Oil Co. et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1980 · October Term 1979
California Brewers Assn. et al. v. Bryant et al.
DissentFeb 20, 1980 · October Term 1979
Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1980 · October Term 1979
Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty et al. v. Regan, Comptroller of New York, et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1980 · October Term 1979
National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva University
MajorityFeb 20, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States et al. v. Euge
DissentFeb 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert et al.
MajorityFeb 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Liepelt, Administratrix
MajorityFeb 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Crowell, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al. v. Mader et al.
MajorityFeb 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Snepp v. United States
DissentJan 21, 1980 · October Term 1979
Tague v. Louisiana
DissentJan 21, 1980 · October Term 1979
Estes et al. v. Metropolitan Branches of the Dallas NAACP et al.