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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)

DissentJun 20, 1980 · October Term 1979
Carey, State's Attorney of Cook County v. Brown et al.
DissentJun 20, 1980 · October Term 1979
National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen's Assn., AFL-CIO, et al.
DissentJun 20, 1980 · October Term 1979
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. v. Public Service Commission of New York
MajorityJun 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Illinois v. Vitale
MajorityJun 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Reeves, Inc. v. Stake et al.
DissentJun 16, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Henry
MajorityJun 16, 1980 · October Term 1979
Diamond, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Chakrabarty
DissentJun 16, 1980 · October Term 1979
Brown v. Louisiana
DissentJun 16, 1980 · October Term 1979
Hicks v. Oklahoma
MajorityJun 16, 1980 · October Term 1979
Bryant et al. v. Yellen et al.
DissentJun 16, 1980 · October Term 1979
Bifulco v. United States
MajorityJun 16, 1980 · October Term 1979
Anderson, Warden v. Charles
MajorityJun 10, 1980 · October Term 1979
California v. Nevada
ConcurrenceJun 10, 1980 · October Term 1979
Washington et al. v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1980 · October Term 1979
Coffy v. Republic Steel Corp.
MajorityJun 10, 1980 · October Term 1979
Exxon Corp. v. Department of Revenue of Wisconsin
MajorityJun 10, 1980 · October Term 1979
Jenkins v. Anderson, Warden
MajorityJun 10, 1980 · October Term 1979
Agins et Ux. v. City of Tiburon
MajorityJun 9, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. California
MajorityJun 9, 1980 · October Term 1979
Standefer v. United States
MajorityJun 9, 1980 · October Term 1979
Lewis, Comptroller of Florida v. Bt Investment Managers, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 9, 1980 · October Term 1979
New York Gaslight Club, Inc., et al. v. Carey
MajorityJun 9, 1980 · October Term 1979
Pruneyard Shopping Center et al. v. Robins et al.
MajorityJun 9, 1980 · October Term 1979
Consumer Product Safety Commission et al. v. Gte Sylvania, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 2, 1980 · October Term 1979
Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Shell Oil Co. et al.
MajorityJun 2, 1980 · October Term 1979
Aaron v. Securities and Exchange Commission
MajorityJun 2, 1980 · October Term 1979
Supreme Court of Virginia et al. v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 2, 1980 · October Term 1979
Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.
ConcurrenceJun 2, 1980 · October Term 1979
Hanrahan et al. v. Hampton et al.
MajorityMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Mendenhall
DissentMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
Harrison, Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, et al. v. Ppg Industries, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
Andrus, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Glover Construction Co.
MajorityMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Havens
ConcurrenceMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
Gomez v. Toledo
MajorityMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
Catalano, Inc., et al. v. Target Sales, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Rosario et al.
DissentMay 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Busic v. United States
DissentMay 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Godfrey v. Georgia
MajorityMay 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee et al.
MajorityMay 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York et al. v. Tomanio
DissentMay 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Utah
MajorityMay 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Texas v. New Mexico
DissentMay 12, 1980 · October Term 1979
American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez et al.
MajorityMay 12, 1980 · October Term 1979
Rhode Island v. Innis
DissentMay 12, 1980 · October Term 1979
General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc., et al. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission et al.
MajorityMay 12, 1980 · October Term 1979
Cuyler, Correctional Superintendent, et al. v. Sullivan
DissentMay 12, 1980 · October Term 1979
Nachman Corp. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation et al.
MajorityApr 28, 1980 · October Term 1979
Marshall, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. Jerrico, Inc.
DissentApr 28, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Louisiana et al.
MajorityApr 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
Williams et al. v. Brown et al.