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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 6, 1983 · October Term 1982
Pickett et al. v. Brown et al.
DissentMay 31, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States v. Rodgers et al.
MajorityMay 31, 1983 · October Term 1982
Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityMay 31, 1983 · October Term 1982
W. R. Grace & Co. v. Local Union 759, International Union of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers of America
MajorityMay 31, 1983 · October Term 1982
Bell, Secretary of Education v. New Jersey et al.
DissentMay 24, 1983 · October Term 1982
Bob Jones University v. United States
MajorityMay 24, 1983 · October Term 1982
Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. et al. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, et al.
MajorityMay 24, 1983 · October Term 1982
General Motors Corp. v. Devex Corp. et al.
ConcurrenceMay 24, 1983 · October Term 1982
Bearden v. Georgia
MajorityMay 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Verlinden Bv v. Central Bank of Nigeria
MajorityMay 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States v. Hasting et al.
MajorityMay 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Pallas Shipping Agency, Ltd. v. Duris
MajorityMay 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Taxation With Representation of Washington
MajorityMay 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States v. Eight Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($ 8,850) in United States Currency
MajorityMay 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Cardwell et al. v. Taylor
MajorityMay 16, 1983 · October Term 1982
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission
MajorityMay 16, 1983 · October Term 1982
American Paper Institute, Inc. v. American Electric Power Service Corp. et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1983 · October Term 1982
Hensley et al. v. Eckerhart et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1983 · October Term 1982
Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Campbell
MajorityMay 16, 1983 · October Term 1982
Boston Firefighters Union, Local 718 v. Boston Chapter, NAACP, et al.
MajorityMay 2, 1983 · October Term 1982
Block, Secretary of Agriculture, et al. v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Board of University and School Lands
MajorityMay 2, 1983 · October Term 1982
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Tufts et al.
MajorityMay 2, 1983 · October Term 1982
Martinez, As Next Friend of Morales v. Bynum, Texas Commissioner of Education, et al.
DissentMay 2, 1983 · October Term 1982
Kolender, Chief of Police of San Diego, et al. v. Lawson
MajorityApr 27, 1983 · October Term 1982
Jim McNeff, Inc. v. Todd et al.
MajorityApr 26, 1983 · October Term 1982
Olim et al. v. Wakinekona
MajorityApr 22, 1983 · October Term 1982
Alabama v. Evans
MajorityApr 20, 1983 · October Term 1982
Morris, Warden v. Slappy
DissentApr 20, 1983 · October Term 1982
Smith v. Wade
MajorityApr 20, 1983 · October Term 1982
City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
MajorityApr 20, 1983 · October Term 1982
Connick, District Attorney in and for the Parish of Orleans, Louisiana v. Myers
MajorityApr 20, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States et al. v. Grace et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1983 · October Term 1982
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. et al. v. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1983 · October Term 1982
Texas v. Brown
MajorityApr 19, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States et al. v. Rylander et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1983 · October Term 1982
Metropolitan Edison Co. et al. v. People Against Nuclear Energy et al.
DissentApr 19, 1983 · October Term 1982
Anderson et al. v. Celebrezze, Secretary of State of Ohio
MajorityApr 19, 1983 · October Term 1982
Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States, et al. v. Merck & Co., Inc.
DissentApr 4, 1983 · October Term 1982
Local 926, International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Jones
MajorityApr 4, 1983 · October Term 1982
Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
MajorityApr 4, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. Aikens
MajorityApr 4, 1983 · October Term 1982
Kush et al. v. Rutledge
MajorityMar 30, 1983 · October Term 1982
Arizona v. California et al.
MajorityMar 30, 1983 · October Term 1982
Tuten v. United States
MajorityMar 29, 1983 · October Term 1982
Washington et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 29, 1983 · October Term 1982
Illinois v. Abbott & Associates, Inc., et al.
DissentMar 29, 1983 · October Term 1982
Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue
MajorityMar 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
District of Columbia Court of Appeals et al. v. Feldman et al.
DissentMar 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Florida v. Royer
MajorityMar 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Thurston Motor Lines, Inc. v. Jordan K. Rand, Ltd.