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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)

DissentJun 28, 1983 · October Term 1982
Solem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary v. Helm
MajorityJun 28, 1983 · October Term 1982
Public Service Commission of the State of New York v. Mid-Louisiana Gas Co. et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1983 · October Term 1982
Container Corporation of America v. Franchise Tax Board
DissentJun 27, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States v. Mitchell et al.
ConcurrenceJun 27, 1983 · October Term 1982
City of Revere v. Massachusetts General Hospital
MajorityJun 27, 1983 · October Term 1982
Lehr v. Robertson et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1983 · October Term 1982
Franchise Tax Board of California v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern California et al.
ConcurrenceJun 24, 1983 · October Term 1982
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc., et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. et al.
ConcurrenceJun 24, 1983 · October Term 1982
Bolger et al. v. Youngs Drug Products Corp.
MajorityJun 24, 1983 · October Term 1982
Shaw, Acting Commissioner, New York State Division of Human Rights, et al. v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1983 · October Term 1982
Nevada v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1983 · October Term 1982
Edward J. Debartolo Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
DissentJun 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha et al.
MajorityJun 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Idaho Ex Rel. Evans, Governor of Idaho, et al. v. Oregon et al.
MajorityJun 23, 1983 · October Term 1982
Oregon v. Bradshaw
DissentJun 22, 1983 · October Term 1982
Karcher, Speaker, New Jersey Assembly, et al. v. Daggett et al.
DissentJun 22, 1983 · October Term 1982
Mennonite Board of Missions v. Adams
MajorityJun 22, 1983 · October Term 1982
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers v. United States Postal Service et al.
MajorityJun 22, 1983 · October Term 1982
Brown et al. v. Thomson, Secretary of State of Wyoming, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1983 · October Term 1982
Zant, Warden v. Stephens
MajorityJun 20, 1983 · October Term 1982
Illinois v. Lafayette
DissentJun 20, 1983 · October Term 1982
Chardon et al. v. Fumero Soto et al.
DissentJun 20, 1983 · October Term 1982
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
MajorityJun 20, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States v. Place
MajorityJun 17, 1983 · October Term 1982
Texas v. New Mexico
MajorityJun 17, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States v. Villamonte-Marquez et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1983 · October Term 1982
First National City Bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior De Cuba
MajorityJun 17, 1983 · October Term 1982
Florida v. Casal et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1983 · October Term 1982
Philko Aviation, Inc. v. Shacket et Ux.
DissentJun 15, 1983 · October Term 1982
City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc., et al.
ConcurrenceJun 15, 1983 · October Term 1982
Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc., et al. v. Ashcroft, Attorney General of Missouri, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 15, 1983 · October Term 1982
Simopoulos v. Virginia
MajorityJun 15, 1983 · October Term 1982
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Pfeifer
MajorityJun 13, 1983 · October Term 1982
Chappell et al. v. Wallace et al.
MajorityJun 13, 1983 · October Term 1982
Haring, Lieutenant, Arlington County Police Department, et al. v. Prosise
MajorityJun 13, 1983 · October Term 1982
New Mexico et al. v. Mescalero Apache Tribe
ConcurrenceJun 13, 1983 · October Term 1982
Crown, Cork & Seal Co., Inc. v. Parker
MajorityJun 13, 1983 · October Term 1982
Bell v. United States
MajorityJun 13, 1983 · October Term 1982
Bush v. Lucas
MajorityJun 13, 1983 · October Term 1982
National Labor Relations Board v. Transportation Management Corp.
MajorityJun 8, 1983 · October Term 1982
Bankamerica Corp. et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 8, 1983 · October Term 1982
Delcostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters et al.
MajorityJun 8, 1983 · October Term 1982
Exxon Corp. et al. v. Eagerton, Commissioner of Revenue of Alabama, et al.
MajorityJun 8, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc.
MajorityJun 8, 1983 · October Term 1982
Illinois v. Gates et Ux.
MajorityJun 6, 1983 · October Term 1982
Federal Trade Commission et al. v. Grolier Inc.
DissentJun 6, 1983 · October Term 1982
Watt, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Western Nuclear, Inc.
MajorityJun 6, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States v. Ptasynski et al.
MajorityJun 6, 1983 · October Term 1982
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
MajorityJun 6, 1983 · October Term 1982
Maggio, Warden v. Fulford