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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)

MajorityMar 31, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Macdonald
MajorityMar 31, 1982 · October Term 1981
Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Rossi et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail Road Co. et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Underwriters National Assurance Co. v. North Carolina Life & Accident & Health Insurance Guaranty Assn. et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. New Mexico et al.
DissentMar 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Santosky et al. v. Kramer, Commissioner, Ulster County Department of Social Services, et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
U.S. Industries/federal Sheet Metal, Inc., et Al., v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
Lane, Corrections Director v. Williams et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
McElroy v. United States
MajorityMar 22, 1982 · October Term 1981
Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections v. Torna
MajorityMar 22, 1982 · October Term 1981
Sumner, Warden v. Mata
MajorityMar 22, 1982 · October Term 1981
Fletcher, Superintendent, Bell County Forestry Camp v. Weir
MajorityMar 8, 1982 · October Term 1981
Marine Bank v. Weaver et Ux.
MajorityMar 8, 1982 · October Term 1981
United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Funds et al. v. Robinson et al.
MajorityMar 8, 1982 · October Term 1981
Bread Political Action Committee et al. v. Federal Election Commission et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1982 · October Term 1981
Rose, Warden v. Lundy
MajorityMar 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment Security et al.
MajorityMar 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
Railway Labor Executives' Assn. v. Gibbons, Trustee, et al.
MajorityMar 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
Murphy, District Judge, Fourth Judicial District of Nebraska, Douglas County v. Hunt
MajorityMar 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
Village of Hoffman Estates et al. v. the Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.
MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce, et al. v. Shapiro, Essex County Executive
MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Havens Realty Corp. et al. v. Coleman et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Zipes et al. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
G.D. Searle & Co. v. Cohn et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Lee
MajorityFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
Herweg et Vir v. Ray, Governor of Iowa, et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc.
DissentFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
Jewett et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
Consolidated Freightways Corporation of Delaware v. Kassel et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1982 · October Term 1981
Tully et al. v. Mobil Oil Corp. et al.
DissentJan 25, 1982 · October Term 1981
Merrion et Al., Dba Merrion & Bayless, et al. v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1982 · October Term 1981
In Re R. M. J.
MajorityJan 25, 1982 · October Term 1981
Smith, Correctional Superintendent v. Phillips
DissentJan 19, 1982 · October Term 1981
Eddings v. Oklahoma
MajorityJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Clark et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981
Washington v. Chrisman
MajorityJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Vogel Fertilizer Co.
DissentJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981
Community Communications Co., Inc. v. City of Boulder, Colorado, et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981
Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Mullins et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981
Princeton University et al. v. Schmid
MajorityJan 12, 1982 · October Term 1981
Cabell, Acting Chief Probation Officer of Los Angeles County, et al. v. Chavez-Salido et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1982 · October Term 1981
Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1982 · October Term 1981
Texaco, Inc., et al. v. Short et al.
DissentJan 11, 1982 · October Term 1981
Boag v. Macdougall, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
MajorityJan 11, 1982 · October Term 1981
Hutto, Director, Virginia State Department of Corrections, et al. v. Davis
MajorityJan 11, 1982 · October Term 1981
Donovan, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. Richland County Association for Retarded Citizens
ConcurrenceJan 11, 1982 · October Term 1981
Blanding et al. v. Dubose et al.
DissentJan 11, 1982 · October Term 1981
Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.