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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)

MajorityDec 10, 1984 · October Term 1984
Luce v. United States
MajorityDec 10, 1984 · October Term 1984
United States v. Abel
MajorityDec 10, 1984 · October Term 1984
United States v. Powell
MajorityDec 4, 1984 · October Term 1984
United States v. 50 Acres of Land et al.
MajorityNov 26, 1984 · October Term 1984
United States Department of Justice et al. v. Provenzano
MajorityNov 26, 1984 · October Term 1984
Thompson v. Louisiana
MajorityNov 13, 1984 · October Term 1984
Florida v. Rodriguez
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Segura et al. v. United States
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Selective Service System et al. v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group et al.
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Irving Independent School District v. Tatro et Ux., Individually and As Next Friends of Tatro, a Minor
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Leon et al.
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Massachusetts v. Sheppard
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Smith et al. v. Robinson, Rhode Island Associate Commissioner of Education, et al.
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Lopez-Mendoza et al.
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Payne v. Virginia
MajorityJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Hudson v. Palmer
MajorityJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Wasman v. United States
MajorityJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Block, Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles, et al. v. Rutherford et al.
ConcurrenceJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Roberts, Acting Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Rights, et al. v. United States Jaycees
MajorityJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Time, Inc.
ConcurrenceJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Karo et al.
MajorityJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Allen v. Wright et al.
MajorityJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Hobby v. United States
DissentJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of California et al.
MajorityJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Berkemer, Sheriff of Franklin County, Ohio v. McCarty
ConcurrenceJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Spaziano v. Florida
MajorityJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Brown, Director, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Gaming Enforcement, State of New Jersey, et al. v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54 et al.
DissentJun 29, 1984 · October Term 1983
Bacchus Imports, Ltd., et al. v. Dias, Director of Taxation of Hawaii, et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1984 · October Term 1983
Clark, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Community for Creative Non-Violence et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1984 · October Term 1983
Richardson v. United States
MajorityJun 28, 1984 · October Term 1983
Securities Industry Association et al. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System et al.
MajorityJun 28, 1984 · October Term 1983
Davis et al. v. Scherer
MajorityJun 28, 1984 · October Term 1983
Securities Industry Association v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System et al.
MajorityJun 28, 1984 · October Term 1983
Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Wald et al.
DissentJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
Reed et al. v. Ross
DissentJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
Thigpen, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, et al. v. Roberts
ConcurrenceJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
Burnett et al. v. Grattan et al.
DissentJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Yermian
DissentJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma et al.
DissentJun 26, 1984 · October Term 1983
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Johnson et al.
DissentJun 26, 1984 · October Term 1983
Secretary of State of Maryland v. Joseph H. Munson Co., Inc.
MajorityJun 26, 1984 · October Term 1983
Ruckelshaus, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency v. Monsanto Co.
MajorityJun 26, 1984 · October Term 1983
Patton et al. v. Yount
Did not participateJun 25, 1984 · October Term 1983
Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1984 · October Term 1983
Cooper et al. v. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
DissentJun 25, 1984 · October Term 1983
Sure-Tan, Inc., et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityJun 25, 1984 · October Term 1983
Tower, Public Defender of Douglas County, Oregon, et al. v. Glover
MajorityJun 19, 1984 · October Term 1983
Copperweld Corp. et al. v. Independence Tube Corp.
MajorityJun 19, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. S. A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense (Varig Airlines) et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Morton