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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)

DissentJan 23, 1984 · October Term 1983
Southland Corp. et al. v. Keating et al.
MajorityJan 23, 1984 · October Term 1983
Pulley, Warden v. Harris
MajorityJan 23, 1984 · October Term 1983
Migra v. Warren City School District Board of Education et al.
MajorityJan 18, 1984 · October Term 1983
Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California, Riverside County
MajorityJan 18, 1984 · October Term 1983
Daily Income Fund, Inc., et al. v. Fox
MajorityJan 18, 1984 · October Term 1983
McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood et al.
MajorityJan 17, 1984 · October Term 1983
Badaracco et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityJan 17, 1984 · October Term 1983
Donovan, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. Lone Steer, Inc.
DissentJan 17, 1984 · October Term 1983
Sony Corporation of America et al. v. Universal City Studios, Inc., et al.
ConcurrenceJan 13, 1984 · October Term 1983
Woodard, Secretary of Corrections of North Carolina, et al. v. Hutchins
MajorityJan 11, 1984 · October Term 1983
Silkwood, Administrator of the Estate of Silkwood v. Kerr-Mcgee Corp. et al.
DissentJan 11, 1984 · October Term 1983
Michigan v. Clifford et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1984 · October Term 1983
Secretary of the Interior et al. v. California et al.
MajorityJan 10, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Mendoza
MajorityJan 10, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Stauffer Chemical Co.
MajorityJan 10, 1984 · October Term 1983
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Phinpathya
MajorityJan 10, 1984 · October Term 1983
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Engle et Ux.
MajorityDec 12, 1983 · October Term 1983
Rushen, Director, California Department of Corrections, et al. v. Spain
MajorityNov 29, 1983 · October Term 1983
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms v. Federal Labor Relations Authority et al.
MajorityNov 29, 1983 · October Term 1983
Sullivan v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
MajorityNov 28, 1983 · October Term 1983
Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections v. Goode
MajorityNov 14, 1983 · October Term 1983
Iron Arrow Honor Society et al. v. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.
DissentNov 7, 1983 · October Term 1983
Torres-Valencia v. United States
MajorityNov 7, 1983 · October Term 1983
Maggio, Warden v. Williams
MajorityNov 1, 1983 · October Term 1983
Aloha Airlines, Inc. v. Director of Taxation of Hawaii
MajorityNov 1, 1983 · October Term 1983
Russello v. United States
MajorityNov 1, 1983 · October Term 1983
Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia et al.
MajorityOct 3, 1983 · October Term 1983
Autry v. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
MajorityJul 6, 1983 · October Term 1982
Barefoot v. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
MajorityJul 6, 1983 · October Term 1982
Barclay v. Florida
MajorityJul 6, 1983 · October Term 1982
California v. Ramos
MajorityJul 6, 1983 · October Term 1982
Michigan v. Long
DissentJul 6, 1983 · October Term 1982
Arizona Governing Committee for Tax Deferred Annuity and Deferred Compensation Plans et al. v. Norris
MajorityJul 6, 1983 · October Term 1982
Illinois v. Batchelder
MajorityJul 6, 1983 · October Term 1982
California v. Beheler
MajorityJul 5, 1983 · October Term 1982
Jones, Superintendent, Great Meadow Correctional Facility, et al. v. Barnes
MajorityJul 5, 1983 · October Term 1982
Illinois v. Andreas
MajorityJul 5, 1983 · October Term 1982
Marsh, Nebraska State Treasurer, et al. v. Chambers
MajorityJul 5, 1983 · October Term 1982
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 610, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Scott et al.
DissentJul 5, 1983 · October Term 1982
American Bank & Trust Co. et al. v. Dallas County et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1983 · October Term 1982
Arizona et al. v. San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona et al.
ConcurrenceJul 1, 1983 · October Term 1982
Guardians Association et al. v. Civil Service Commission of the City of New York et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1983 · October Term 1982
Dirks v. Securities and Exchange Commission
MajorityJul 1, 1983 · October Term 1982
Ruckelshaus, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency v. Sierra Club et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1983 · October Term 1982
Rice, Director, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of California v. Rehner
DissentJun 30, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 30, 1983 · October Term 1982
United States v. Baggot
MajorityJun 30, 1983 · October Term 1982
Belknap, Inc. v. Hale et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1983 · October Term 1982
Jones v. United States
MajorityJun 29, 1983 · October Term 1982
Mueller et al. v. Allen et al.