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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 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Schreiber v. Burlington Northern, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Williams et al. v. Vermont et al.
DissentJun 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Wallace, Governor of Alabama, et al. v. Jaffree et al.
MajorityJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
Hillsborough County, Florida, et al. v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc.
MajorityJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Massachusetts
DissentJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
Montana et al. v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians
MajorityJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
Garrett v. United States
MajorityJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
City of Oklahoma City v. Tuttle, Individually, and As Administratrix of the Estate of Tuttle
MajorityJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
National Farmers Union Insurance Cos. et al. v. Crow Tribe of Indians et al.
MajorityJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
Russell v. United States
DissentMay 28, 1985 · October Term 1984
Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio
MajorityMay 28, 1985 · October Term 1984
Landreth Timber Co. v. Landreth et al.
MajorityMay 28, 1985 · October Term 1984
Gould v. Ruefenacht et Al
MajorityMay 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz
MajorityMay 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Ponte, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution v. Real
MajorityMay 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance v. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.
MajorityMay 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., et al. v. Nation Enterprises et al.
MajorityMay 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Black, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections and Human Resources, et al. v. Romano
MajorityMay 13, 1985 · October Term 1984
California v. Carney
MajorityMay 13, 1985 · October Term 1984
Tennessee v. Street
MajorityMay 13, 1985 · October Term 1984
Liparota v. United States
MajorityMay 13, 1985 · October Term 1984
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Rios-Pineda et al.
MajorityMay 13, 1985 · October Term 1984
Hopfmann et al. v. Connolly et al.
MajorityMay 12, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Benchimol
DissentApr 29, 1985 · October Term 1984
Francis, Warden v. Franklin
MajorityApr 29, 1985 · October Term 1984
Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Weintraub et al.
MajorityApr 29, 1985 · October Term 1984
School Committee of the Town of Burlington, Massachusetts, et al. v. Department of Education of Massachusetts et al.
MajorityApr 29, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Maine et al. (Rhode Island and New York Boundary Case)
MajorityApr 29, 1985 · October Term 1984
Arkansas v. Mississippi
MajorityApr 23, 1985 · October Term 1984
Tony and Susan Alamo Foundation et al. v. Secretary of Labor
MajorityApr 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Webb v. County Board of Education of Dyer County, Tennessee, et al.
MajorityApr 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Wilson et al. v. Garcia
MajorityApr 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Springfield Township School District et al. v. Knoll
MajorityApr 16, 1985 · October Term 1984
Central Intelligence Agency et al. v. Sims et al.
MajorityApr 16, 1985 · October Term 1984
Kerr-Mcgee Corp. v. Navajo Tribe of Indians et al.
MajorityApr 16, 1985 · October Term 1984
Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck
MajorityApr 16, 1985 · October Term 1984
Hunter et al. v. Underwood et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1985 · October Term 1984
State of Ohio v. Commonwealth of Kentucky on Bill of Complaint
MajorityApr 15, 1985 · October Term 1984
Mintzes, Warden v. Buchanon
MajorityApr 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States et al. v. Locke et al.
MajorityApr 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Miller
MajorityApr 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
Honig, Superintendent of Public Instruction of California, et al. v. Students of the California School for the Blind et al.
DissentMar 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Tennessee v. Garner et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Town of Hallie et al. v. City of Eau Claire
MajorityMar 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc., et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
Ball v. United States
DissentMar 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. et al. v. Ward et al.
DissentMar 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Lindahl v. Office of Personnel Management
MajorityMar 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Hayes v. Florida
MajorityMar 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Chaney et al.