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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)

MajorityJul 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
New York v. Ferber
MajorityJul 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Alfred L. Snapp & Son, Inc., et al. v. Puerto Rico Ex Rel. Barez, Secretary of Labor and Human Resources
DissentJul 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Rogers et al. v. Lodge et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Rice, Director, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of California v. Norman Williams Co. et al.
DissentJul 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Florida Department of State v. Treasure Salvors, Inc., et al.
DissentJul 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Mississippi University for Women et al. v. Hogan
MajorityJun 30, 1982 · October Term 1981
Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan Catv Corp. et al.
DissentJun 30, 1982 · October Term 1981
Washington et al. v. Seattle School District No. 1 et al.
MajorityJun 30, 1982 · October Term 1981
Lehman on Behalf of Her Children, Lehman et al. v. Lycoming County Children's Services Agency
MajorityJun 30, 1982 · October Term 1981
Crawford et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles et al.
MajorityJun 30, 1982 · October Term 1981
Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.
MajorityJun 30, 1982 · October Term 1981
Velde, Administrator, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, et al. v. National Black Police Assn., Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1982 · October Term 1981
Williams v. United States
DissentJun 29, 1982 · October Term 1981
Asarco Inc. v. Idaho State Tax Commission
DissentJun 29, 1982 · October Term 1981
F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Taxation and Revenue Department of New Mexico
MajorityJun 29, 1982 · October Term 1981
General Building Contractors Association, Inc. v. Pennsylvania et al.
DissentJun 28, 1982 · October Term 1981
Toll, President, University of Maryland, et al. v. Moreno et al.
ConcurrenceJun 28, 1982 · October Term 1981
Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. et al.
DissentJun 28, 1982 · October Term 1981
Union Labor Life Insurance Co. v. Pireno
DissentJun 28, 1982 · October Term 1981
Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Association et al. v. De La Cuesta et al.
MajorityJun 28, 1982 · October Term 1981
Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District, Westchester County, et al. v. Rowley, By Her Parents, Rowley et Ux.
MajorityJun 28, 1982 · October Term 1981
Ford Motor Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
MajorityJun 28, 1982 · October Term 1981
Michigan v. Thomas
MajorityJun 28, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Hollywood Motor Car Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 28, 1982 · October Term 1981
South Dakota v. Nebraska et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1982 · October Term 1981
Rendell-Baker et al. v. Kohn et al.
DissentJun 25, 1982 · October Term 1981
Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26, et al. v. Pico, By His Next Friend Pico, et al.
DissentJun 25, 1982 · October Term 1981
Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1982 · October Term 1981
Clements, Governor of Texas, et al. v. Fashing et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1982 · October Term 1981
Blum, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al. v. Yaretsky et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Jacksonville Bulk Terminals, Inc., et al. v. International Longshoremen's Association et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Nixon v. Fitzgerald
ConcurrenceJun 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Harlow et al. v. Fitzgerald
DissentJun 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court for the County of Norfolk
DissentJun 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
Edgar v. Mite Corp. et al.
DissentJun 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
Foremost Insurance Co. et al. v. Richardson et al.
DissentJun 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
Taylor v. Alabama
MajorityJun 21, 1982 · October Term 1981
Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Association et al.
DissentJun 21, 1982 · October Term 1981
Connecticut et al. v. Teal et al.
DissentJun 21, 1982 · October Term 1981
Blue Shield of Virginia et al. v. McCready
ConcurrenceJun 21, 1982 · October Term 1981
Patsy v. Board of Regents of the State of Florida
DissentJun 21, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Johnson
MajorityJun 21, 1982 · October Term 1981
Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Hogan et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1982 · October Term 1981
Schmidt et Al., Dba Schmidt & Pollard v. Oakland Unified School District et al.
ConcurrenceJun 18, 1982 · October Term 1981
California Ex Rel. State Lands Commission v. United States
MajorityJun 18, 1982 · October Term 1981
Mills et al. v. Rogers et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1982 · October Term 1981
Youngberg, Superintendent, Pennhurst State School and Hospital, et al. v. Romeo, An Incompetent, By His Mother and Next Friend, Romeo
DissentJun 18, 1982 · October Term 1981
Arizona v. Maricopa County Medical Society et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Goodwin
MajorityJun 18, 1982 · October Term 1981
California et al. v. Grace Brethren Church et al.