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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 15, 1982 · October Term 1981
Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano et al.
DissentJun 15, 1982 · October Term 1981
Diedrich et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
DissentJun 15, 1982 · October Term 1981
Plyler, Superintendent, Tyler Independent School District, et al. v. Doe, Guardian, et al.
DissentJun 15, 1982 · October Term 1981
Hathorn et al. v. Lovorn et al.
DissentJun 14, 1982 · October Term 1981
Zobel et Ux. v. Williams, Commissioner of Revenue of Alaska, et al.
MajorityJun 14, 1982 · October Term 1981
Cory, Controller of California, et al. v. White, Attorney General of Texas, et al.
MajorityJun 14, 1982 · October Term 1981
United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc v. Sadlowski et al.
MajorityJun 14, 1982 · October Term 1981
Blum, Commissioner, Department of Social Services of New York v. Bacon et Al
MajorityJun 14, 1982 · October Term 1981
General Telephone Company of the Southwest v. Falcon
DissentJun 14, 1982 · October Term 1981
California v. Texas et al.
MajorityJun 14, 1982 · October Term 1981
Texas v. Oklahoma
MajorityJun 7, 1982 · October Term 1981
Rodriguez et al. v. Popular Democratic Party et al.
MajorityJun 7, 1982 · October Term 1981
Jackson Transit Authority et al. v. Local Division 1285, Amalgamated Transit Union, Afl-Cio-Clc
MajorityJun 7, 1982 · October Term 1981
Tibbs v. Florida
DissentJun 7, 1982 · October Term 1981
Johnson et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Insurance Corporation of Ireland, Ltd., et al. v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee
MajorityJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Summit Valley Industries, Inc. v. Local 112, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America
MajorityJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Army and Air Force Exchange Service v. Sheehan
DissentJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission et al. v. Mississippi et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Ross
ConcurrenceJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Inwood Laboratories, Inc., et al. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc.
MajorityJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)
MajorityJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
California v. Nevada
MajorityMay 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Hopper, Corrections Commissioner, et al. v. Evans
MajorityMay 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Federal Bureau of Investigation et al. v. Abramson
MajorityMay 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Woelke & Romero Framing, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
MajorityMay 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Oregon v. Kennedy
MajorityMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
Finnegan et al. v. Leu et al.
DissentMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
Greene et al. v. Lindsey et al.
MajorityMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.
DissentMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
North Haven Board of Education et al. v. Bell, Secretary of Education, et al.
DissentMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp.
MajorityMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States Department of State et al. v. Washington Post Co.
MajorityMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
Finley, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois v. Murray
MajorityMay 4, 1982 · October Term 1981
O'dell et al. v. Espinoza, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Espinoza and As Guardian, et al.
DissentMay 3, 1982 · October Term 1981
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran et al.
MajorityMay 3, 1982 · October Term 1981
Zant, Warden v. Stephens
MajorityApr 27, 1982 · October Term 1981
Pullman-Standard, a Division of Pullman, Inc. v. Swint et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1982 · October Term 1981
Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Romero-Barcelo et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1982 · October Term 1981
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Commercial Metals Co.
DissentApr 21, 1982 · October Term 1981
Larson, Commissioner of Securities, Minnesota Department of Commerce, et al. v. Valente et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1982 · October Term 1981
Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. McClure et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Erika, Inc.
MajorityApr 20, 1982 · October Term 1981
International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Allied International, Inc.
ConcurrenceApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
Brown v. Hartlage
MajorityApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
American Tobacco Co. et al. v. Patterson et al.
MajorityApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
Mills v. Habluetzel
MajorityApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
Engle, Correctional Superintendent v. Isaac
MajorityApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Frady
MajorityApr 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Upham et al. v. Seamon et al.