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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 22, 1983 · October Term 1982
Falls City Industries, Inc. v. Vanco Beverage, Inc.
MajorityMar 22, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States v. Generix Drug Corp. et al.
MajorityMar 7, 1983 · October Term 1982
Block, Secretary of Agriculture, et al. v. Neal
DissentMar 7, 1983 · October Term 1982
North Dakota v. United States
MajorityMar 7, 1983 · October Term 1982
Briscoe et al. v. Lahue et al.
MajorityMar 7, 1983 · October Term 1982
Hillsboro National Bank v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
DissentMar 2, 1983 · October Term 1982
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wyoming et al.
MajorityMar 2, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States v. Knotts
MajorityFeb 28, 1983 · October Term 1982
White, Mayor of Boston, et al. v. Massachusetts Council of Construction Employers, Inc., et al.
DissentFeb 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.
MajorityFeb 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Perry Education Association v. Perry Local Educators' Association et al.
DissentFeb 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Connecticut v. Johnson
DissentFeb 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Dickerson, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms v. New Banner Institute, Inc.
MajorityFeb 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
City of Lockhart v. United States et al.
DissentFeb 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Jefferson County Pharmaceutical Association, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories et al.
DissentFeb 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United States et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1983 · October Term 1982
Marshall, Superintendent, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility v. Lonberger
MajorityFeb 22, 1983 · October Term 1982
Hewitt et al. v. Helms
MajorityFeb 22, 1983 · October Term 1982
Community Television of Southern California v. Gottfried et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1983 · October Term 1982
Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1983 · October Term 1982
South Dakota v. Neville
MajorityJan 24, 1983 · October Term 1982
Herman & Maclean v. Huddleston et al.
MajorityJan 24, 1983 · October Term 1982
Memphis Bank & Trust Co. v. Garner, Shelby County Trustee, et al.
ConcurrenceJan 24, 1983 · October Term 1982
Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co.
MajorityJan 19, 1983 · October Term 1982
Missouri v. Hunter
MajorityJan 18, 1983 · October Term 1982
Shepard v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
DissentJan 11, 1983 · October Term 1982
Bowen v. United States Postal Service et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1983 · October Term 1982
Pillsbury Co. et al. v. Conboy
ConcurrenceJan 11, 1983 · October Term 1982
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Perini North River Associates et al.
DissentDec 13, 1982 · October Term 1982
Larkin et al. v. Grendel's Den, Inc.
MajorityDec 13, 1982 · October Term 1982
Burlington Northern Inc. et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 13, 1982 · October Term 1982
Xerox Corp. v. County of Harris, Texas, et al.
DissentDec 13, 1982 · October Term 1982
City of Port Arthur, Texas v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 13, 1982 · October Term 1982
Colorado v. New Mexico et al.
MajorityDec 13, 1982 · October Term 1982
Federal Election Commission et al. v. National Right To Work Committee et al.
DissentDec 8, 1982 · October Term 1982
Brown et al. v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign Committee (Ohio) et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1982 · October Term 1982
Gillette Co. v. Miner
MajorityNov 30, 1982 · October Term 1982
United States v. Security Industrial Bank et al.
MajorityNov 29, 1982 · October Term 1982
Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary v. Fields
MajorityNov 29, 1982 · October Term 1982
Griggs et al. v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.
MajorityNov 15, 1982 · October Term 1982
Landon, District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Plasencia
MajorityNov 8, 1982 · October Term 1982
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Miranda
MajorityNov 1, 1982 · October Term 1982
Anderson, Warden v. Harless
MajorityOct 18, 1982 · October Term 1982
California Ex Rel. State Lands Commission v. United States
DissentJul 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
Enmund v. Florida
DissentJul 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc., et al. v. Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico
MajorityJul 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Valenzuela-Bernal
ConcurrenceJul 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Claiborne Hardware Co. et al.
DissentJul 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
Sporhase et al. v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Douglas, Attorney General
MajorityJul 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
Board of Education of Rogers, Arkansas, et al. v. McCluskey, By His Next Friend, McCluskey