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)

MajorityNov 6, 1972 · October Term 1972
Murch et al. v. Mottram
MajorityOct 24, 1972 · October Term 1972
Illinois v. Michigan
MajorityOct 24, 1972 · October Term 1972
California v. Krivda et al.
MajorityOct 24, 1972 · October Term 1972
Robinson v. Hanrahan, States Attorney of Cook County
MajorityOct 16, 1972 · October Term 1972
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)
MajorityJul 7, 1972 · October Term 1972
O'brien et al. v. Brown et al.
DissentJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Furman v. Georgia
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Morrissey et al. v. Brewer, Warden, et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Brewster
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Board of Regents of State Colleges et al. v. Roth
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Perry et al. v. Sindermann
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Gravel v. United States
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Branzburg v. Hayes et Al., Judges
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Kleindienst, Attorney General, et al. v. Mandel et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Moore v. Illinois
Did not participateJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Port of Portland et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Stewart v. Massachusetts
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Laird, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Tatum et al.
DissentJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Gelbard et al. v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Police Department of the City of Chicago et al. v. Mosley
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Grayned v. City of Rockford
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Byrum, Executrix
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Healy et al. v. James et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Mancusi, Correctional Superintendent v. Stubbs
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Combs v. United States
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Kois v. Wisconsin
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Beecher v. Alabama
MajorityJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Milton v. Wainwright, Corrections Director
MajorityJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Pipefitters Local Union No. 562 et al. v. United States
DissentJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Wright et al. v. Council of the City of Emporia et al.
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Scotland Neck City Board of Education et al.
DissentJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Peters v. Kiff, Warden
MajorityJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Barker v. Wingo, Warden
MajorityJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Central Hardware Co. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
MajorityJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Lloyd Corp., Ltd. v. Tanner et al.
DissentJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Pennsylvania v. New York et al.
Did not participateJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Mitchum, Dba Book Mart v. Foster et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
McNeil v. Director, Patuxent Institution
MajorityJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Flood v. Kuhn et al.
Did not participateJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan et al. (Plamondon et Al., Real Parties in Interest)
MajorityJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Shadwick v. City of Tampa
MajorityJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Murel et al. v. Baltimore City Criminal Court et al.
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Turner v. Arkansas
MajorityJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Colten v. Kentucky
MajorityJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
James, Judicial Administrator, et al. v. Strange
MajorityJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Adams, Warden v. Williams
MajorityJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis et al.
DissentJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Taylor et Al v. McKeithen, Governor of Louisiana, et al.
DissentJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Flower v. United States
MajorityJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Ivan v. v. City of New York