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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)

MajorityJun 17, 1981 · October Term 1980
Connecticut Board of Pardons et al. v. Dumschat et al.
ConcurrenceJun 15, 1981 · October Term 1980
Hodel, Acting Secretary of the Interior v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Association, Inc., et al.
ConcurrenceJun 15, 1981 · October Term 1980
Hodel, Acting Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Indiana et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1981 · October Term 1980
Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, et al. v. Chapman et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1981 · October Term 1980
National Gerimedical Hospital and Gerontology Center v. Blue Cross of Kansas City et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1981 · October Term 1980
Federated Department Stores, Inc., et al. v. Moitie et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1981 · October Term 1980
Jones, Warden, Stone Mountain Correctional Institution v. Helms
MajorityJun 15, 1981 · October Term 1980
United States v. Maine et al. (Massachusetts Boundary Case)
MajorityJun 15, 1981 · October Term 1980
California v. Arizona et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1981 · October Term 1980
Maryland et al. v. Louisiana
DissentJun 8, 1981 · October Term 1980
County of Washington, Oregon, et al. v. Gunther et al.
MajorityJun 8, 1981 · October Term 1980
Anderson Bros. Ford et al. v. Valencia et al.
MajorityJun 8, 1981 · October Term 1980
American Express Co. v. Koerner
MajorityJun 8, 1981 · October Term 1980
Rowan Cos., Inc. v. United States
MajorityJun 1, 1981 · October Term 1980
Little v. Streater
MajorityJun 1, 1981 · October Term 1980
Lassiter v. Department of Social Services of Durham County, North Carolina
DissentJun 1, 1981 · October Term 1980
Schad et al. v. Borough of Mount Ephraim
MajorityJun 1, 1981 · October Term 1980
Gulf Oil Co. et al. v. Bernard et al.
ConcurrenceJun 1, 1981 · October Term 1980
Minnick et al. v. California Department of Corrections et al.
DissentJun 1, 1981 · October Term 1980
McDaniel et al. v. Sanchez et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1981 · October Term 1980
Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Cenance et al.
MajorityMay 26, 1981 · October Term 1980
Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 26, 1981 · October Term 1980
Western & Southern Life Insurance Co. v. State Board of Equalization of California
DissentMay 26, 1981 · October Term 1980
Clayton v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, et al.
MajorityMay 26, 1981 · October Term 1980
H. A. Artists & Associates, Inc., et al. v. Actors' Equity Assn. et al.
DissentMay 26, 1981 · October Term 1980
Maryland et al. v. Louisiana
MajorityMay 26, 1981 · October Term 1980
St. Martin Evangelical Lutheran Church et al. v. South Dakota
ConcurrenceMay 18, 1981 · October Term 1980
Estelle, Corrections Director v. Smith
ConcurrenceMay 18, 1981 · October Term 1980
Edwards v. Arizona
MajorityMay 18, 1981 · October Term 1980
Webb v. Webb
MajorityMay 18, 1981 · October Term 1980
Alessi et al. v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 18, 1981 · October Term 1980
Parratt et al. v. Taylor
MajorityMay 18, 1981 · October Term 1980
J. Truett Payne Co., Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp.
MajorityMay 18, 1981 · October Term 1980
United States v. Swank et al.
MajorityMay 18, 1981 · October Term 1980
Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co., Ltd., et al.
MajorityMay 18, 1981 · October Term 1980
Flynt et al. v. Ohio
MajorityMay 18, 1981 · October Term 1980
Beltran v. Myers, Director, California State Department of Health, et al.
DissentMay 4, 1981 · October Term 1980
Complete Auto Transit, Inc., et al. v. Reis et al.
DissentMay 4, 1981 · October Term 1980
Bullington v. Missouri
MajorityApr 29, 1981 · October Term 1980
Ball et al. v. James et al.
MajorityApr 29, 1981 · October Term 1980
University of Texas et al. v. Camenisch
ConcurrenceApr 28, 1981 · October Term 1980
California et al. v. Sierra Club et al.
MajorityApr 28, 1981 · October Term 1980
City of Milwaukee et al. v. Illinois et al.
ConcurrenceApr 21, 1981 · October Term 1980
Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. De Los Santos et al.
ConcurrenceApr 21, 1981 · October Term 1980
Rosales-Lopez v. United States
DissentApr 21, 1981 · October Term 1980
Steagald v. United States
MajorityApr 21, 1981 · October Term 1980
Arizona v. Manypenny
MajorityApr 21, 1981 · October Term 1980
Watt, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Alaska
MajorityApr 20, 1981 · October Term 1980
Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1981 · October Term 1980
City of Memphis et al. v. Greene et al.