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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)

MajorityMar 10, 1986 · October Term 1985
Exxon Corp. et al. v. Hunt, Administrator of New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund, et al.
MajorityMar 10, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Inadi
MajorityMar 10, 1986 · October Term 1985
Moran, Superintendent, Rhode Island Department of Corrections v. Burbine
DissentMar 5, 1986 · October Term 1985
Malley et al. v. Briggs et al.
MajorityMar 4, 1986 · October Term 1985
Whitley, Individually and As Assistant Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, et al. v. Albers
MajorityFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Texas v. McCullough
MajorityFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Nix, Warden v. Whiteside
MajorityFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
National Labor Relations Board v. Financial Institution Employees of America, Local 1182, Chartered By United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Connolly et Al., Trustees of the Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Morris, Superintendent, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility v. Mathews
MajorityFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Fisher et al. v. City of Berkeley, California, et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations et al. v. Gould Inc.
MajorityFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1, Aft, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Hudson et al.
DissentFeb 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of California et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
City of Renton et al. v. Playtime Theatres, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Mechanik et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Maine et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
New York v. Class
MajorityFeb 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Koecher
MajorityJan 27, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Lane et al.
ConcurrenceJan 27, 1986 · October Term 1985
Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind
DissentJan 27, 1986 · October Term 1985
Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
MajorityJan 27, 1986 · October Term 1985
Parsons Steel, Inc., et al. v. First Alabama Bank et al.
MajorityJan 22, 1986 · October Term 1985
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. Dimension Financial Corp. et al.
MajorityJan 22, 1986 · October Term 1985
Cabana, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary, et al. v. Bullock
DissentJan 22, 1986 · October Term 1985
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. State Oil and Gas Board of Mississippi et al.
MajorityJan 21, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Loud Hawk et al.
MajorityJan 21, 1986 · October Term 1985
Daniels v. Williams
MajorityJan 21, 1986 · October Term 1985
Davidson v. Cannon et al.
MajorityJan 14, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Von Neumann
DissentJan 14, 1986 · October Term 1985
Vasquez, Warden v. Hillery
ConcurrenceJan 14, 1986 · October Term 1985
Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections v. Greenfield
MajorityDec 16, 1985 · October Term 1985
United States v. Rojas-Contreras
MajorityDec 12, 1985 · October Term 1985
Regents of the University of Michigan v. Ewing
DissentDec 10, 1985 · October Term 1985
Maine v. Moulton
DissentDec 10, 1985 · October Term 1985
Cleavinger et al. v. Saxner et al.
MajorityDec 4, 1985 · October Term 1985
United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 4, 1985 · October Term 1985
Thomas v. Arn, Superintendent, Ohio Reformatory for Women
MajorityDec 3, 1985 · October Term 1985
Green et al. v. Mansour, Director, Michigan Department of Social Services
MajorityDec 3, 1985 · October Term 1985
Heath v. Alabama
DissentDec 3, 1985 · October Term 1985
Miller v. Fenton, Superintendent, Rahway State Prison, et al.
MajorityDec 3, 1985 · October Term 1985
Lake Coal Co., Inc. v. Roberts & Schaefer Co.
MajorityNov 18, 1985 · October Term 1985
Pennsylvania Bureau of Correction v. United States Marshals Service et al.
MajorityNov 18, 1985 · October Term 1985
Hill v. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
MajorityNov 12, 1985 · October Term 1985
Pennsylvania v. Goldhammer
MajorityNov 4, 1985 · October Term 1985
Kentucky v. Indiana et al.
MajorityNov 4, 1985 · October Term 1985
Cuyahoga Valley Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union et al.
MajorityNov 4, 1985 · October Term 1985
California State Board of Equalization et al. v. Chemehuevi Indian Tribe
MajorityNov 4, 1985 · October Term 1985
Delaware v. Fensterer
ConcurrenceNov 4, 1985 · October Term 1985
Lanier v. South Carolina