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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)

MajorityFeb 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Lehnhausen, Director, Department of Local Government Affairs of Illinois v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co. et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction, et al. v. Royster et al.
DissentFeb 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Chambers v. Mississippi
MajorityFeb 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Mahan, Secretary, State Board of Elections, et al. v. Howell et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Tacon v. Arizona
MajorityJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Dionisio
MajorityJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Mara, Aka Marasovich
DissentJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Glaxo Group Ltd. et al.
Did not participateJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Environmental Protection Agency et al. v. Mink et al.
DissentJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Roe et al. v. Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County
DissentJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Doe et al. v. Bolton, Attorney General of Georgia, et al.
MajorityJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States et al. v. Florida East Coast Railway Co. et al.
MajorityJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Chandler et al.
MajorityJan 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Nebraska v. Iowa
MajorityJan 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Goosby et al. v. Osser et al.
MajorityJan 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Ham v. South Carolina
DissentJan 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gomez v. Perez
MajorityJan 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Indiana Employment Security Division et al. v. Burney
DissentJan 16, 1973 · October Term 1972
Almota Farmers Elevator & Warehouse Co. v. United States
MajorityJan 16, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Fuller et Ux.
MajorityJan 16, 1973 · October Term 1972
Robinson v. Neil, Warden
MajorityJan 15, 1973 · October Term 1972
American Trial Lawyers Assn., New Jersey Branch, et al. v. New Jersey Supreme Court
MajorityJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
Bronston v. United States
MajorityJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
Hughes Tool Co. et al. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
MajorityJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
Philpott et al. v. Essex County Welfare Board
MajorityJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
District of Columbia v. Carter
MajorityJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Kras
MajorityJan 9, 1973 · October Term 1972
Ricci v. Chicago Mercantile Exchange et al.
MajorityJan 9, 1973 · October Term 1972
Couch v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1972 · October Term 1972
Executive Jet Aviation, Inc., et al. v. City of Cleveland et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1972 · October Term 1972
Heublein, Inc. v. South Carolina Tax Commission
MajorityDec 12, 1972 · October Term 1972
Erlenbaugh et al. v. United States
MajorityDec 11, 1972 · October Term 1972
One Lot Emerald Cut Stones and One Ring v. United States
MajorityDec 11, 1972 · October Term 1972
Dillard v. Industrial Commission of Virginia et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1972 · October Term 1972
Trafficante et al. v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1972 · October Term 1972
National Labor Relations Board v. Granite State Joint Board, Textile Workers Union of America, Local 1029, AFL-CIO
MajorityDec 7, 1972 · October Term 1972
Swenson, Warden v. Stidham
DissentDec 6, 1972 · October Term 1972
Tidewater Oil Co. v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1972 · October Term 1972
Neil, Warden v. Biggers
MajorityDec 5, 1972 · October Term 1972
California et al. v. Larue et al.
MajorityDec 5, 1972 · October Term 1972
Union Oil Co. of California v. the San Jacinto et al.
MajorityDec 4, 1972 · October Term 1972
Evco, Dba Evco Instructional Designs v. Jones, Commissioner of Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico, et al.
DissentDec 4, 1972 · October Term 1972
Webb v. Texas
DissentDec 4, 1972 · October Term 1972
Cool v. United States
MajorityNov 20, 1972 · October Term 1972
Gottschalk, Acting Commissioner of Patents v. Benson et al.
MajorityNov 20, 1972 · October Term 1972
United States v. Jim et al.
MajorityNov 20, 1972 · October Term 1972
Johnson et al. v. New York State Education Department et al.
DissentNov 14, 1972 · October Term 1972
Ward v. Village of Monroeville
MajorityNov 7, 1972 · October Term 1972
National Labor Relations Board v. International Van Lines
MajorityJan 15, 1972 · October Term 1972
Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Morris et al.