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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)

MajorityJul 2, 1985 · October Term 1984
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.
ConcurrenceJul 2, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Bagley
MajorityJul 2, 1985 · October Term 1984
Carchman, Mercer County Prosecutor v. Nash
MajorityJul 2, 1985 · October Term 1984
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife et al. v. Klamath Indian Tribe
MajorityJul 2, 1985 · October Term 1984
Cornelius, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management v. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., et al.
DissentJul 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
School District of the City of Grand Rapids et al. v. Ball et al.
DissentJul 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
Aguilar et al. v. Felton et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
City of Cleburne, Texas, et al. v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc., et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Montoya De Hernandez
MajorityJul 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
Thomas, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co. et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
American National Bank & Trust Company of Chicago et al. v. Haroco, Inc., et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
Oklahoma v. Arkansas
MajorityJun 28, 1985 · October Term 1984
Kentucky, Dba Bureau of State Police v. Graham et al.
MajorityJun 28, 1985 · October Term 1984
Williamson County Regional Planning Commission et al. v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City
MajorityJun 28, 1985 · October Term 1984
Dowling v. United States
MajorityJun 28, 1985 · October Term 1984
Atascadero State Hospital et al. v. Scanlon
MajorityJun 28, 1985 · October Term 1984
Walters, Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, et al. v. National Association of Radiation Survivors et al.
ConcurrenceJun 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Marek et al. v. Chesny, Individually, and As Administrator of the Estate of Chesny
MajorityJun 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Shearer, Individually and As Administratrix for the Estate of Shearer
DissentJun 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen's Assn., AFL-CIO, et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Pattern Makers' League of North America, AFL-CIO, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. et al. v. Russell
DissentJun 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
Estate of Thornton et al. v. Caldor, Inc.
MajorityJun 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. National Bank of Commerce
MajorityJun 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.
MajorityJun 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
Jean et al. v. Nelson, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, et al.
DissentJun 24, 1985 · October Term 1984
Hooper et al. v. Bernalillo County Assessor
MajorityJun 24, 1985 · October Term 1984
In Re Snyder
MajorityJun 24, 1985 · October Term 1984
Cornelius, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management v. Nutt et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Albertini
MajorityJun 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
McDonald v. Smith
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc., et al.
Did not participateJun 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Mitchell v. Forsyth
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund et al. v. Central Transport, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Aspen Skiing Co. v. Aspen Highlands Skiing Corp.
MajorityJun 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Johnson et al. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Baldwin v. Alabama
MajorityJun 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Criswell et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller, An Infant, By and Through Koller et Ux., Her Natural Guardians, et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution At Walpole v. Hill et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Maryland v. Macon
MajorityJun 11, 1985 · October Term 1984
Northwest Wholesale Stationers, Inc. v. Pacific Stationery & Printing Co.
MajorityJun 11, 1985 · October Term 1984
Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Inc. v. Berner et al.
DissentJun 11, 1985 · October Term 1984
Caldwell v. Mississippi
MajorityJun 10, 1985 · October Term 1984
Northeast Bancorp, Inc., et al. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System et al.
ConcurrenceJun 10, 1985 · October Term 1984
Lowe et al. v. Securities and Exchange Commission
MajorityJun 10, 1985 · October Term 1984
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Pueblo of Santa Ana
MajorityJun 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Atkins, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare v. Parker et al.