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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)

ConcurrenceJul 7, 1986 · October Term 1985
Papasan, Superintendent of Education, et al. v. Allain, Governor of Mississippi, et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1986 · October Term 1985
Library of Congress et al. v. Shaw
MajorityJul 1, 1986 · October Term 1985
Posadas De Puerto Rico Associates, Dba Condado Holiday Inn v. Tourism Company of Puerto Rico et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1986 · October Term 1985
Allen v. Illinois
DissentJun 30, 1986 · October Term 1985
Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California for the County of Riverside
ConcurrenceJun 30, 1986 · October Term 1985
Thornburg, Attorney General of North Carolina, et al. v. Gingles et al.
DissentJun 30, 1986 · October Term 1985
Davis et al. v. Bandemer et al.
MajorityJun 30, 1986 · October Term 1985
Bowers, Attorney General of Georgia v. Hardwick et al.
DissentJun 30, 1986 · October Term 1985
Japan Whaling Association et al. v. American Cetacean Society et al.
MajorityJun 30, 1986 · October Term 1985
Acosta v. Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources et al.
MajorityJun 30, 1986 · October Term 1985
Allen v. Hardy et al.
DissentJun 27, 1986 · October Term 1985
City of Riverside et al. v. Rivera et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States Department of Transportation et al. v. Paralyzed Veterans of America et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1986 · October Term 1985
Ohio Civil Rights Commission et al. v. Dayton Christian Schools, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1986 · October Term 1985
Lyng, Secretary of Agriculture v. Castillo et al.
ConcurrenceJun 27, 1986 · October Term 1985
New Mexico v. Earnest
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, et al. v. Morrison
DissentJun 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Ford v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
MajorityJun 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Kuhlmann, Superintendent, Sullivan Correctional Facility v. Wilson
MajorityJun 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Murray, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections v. Carrier
MajorityJun 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Smith v. Murray, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
MajorityJun 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms v. Galioto
DissentJun 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
Anderson et al. v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, et al. v. Brock, Secretary of Labor
MajorityJun 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
Memphis Community School District et al. v. Stachura
MajorityJun 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
DissentJun 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
Macdonald, Sommer & Frates v. County of Yolo et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1986 · October Term 1985
Maine v. Taylor et al.
MajorityJun 23, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. American Bar Endowment et al.
MajorityJun 23, 1986 · October Term 1985
Atkins, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare v. Rivera et al.
MajorityJun 23, 1986 · October Term 1985
Darden v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
MajorityJun 23, 1986 · October Term 1985
Offshore Logistics, Inc., et al. v. Tallentire et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1986 · October Term 1985
Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Public Agencies Opposed To Social Security Entrapment et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1986 · October Term 1985
Meritor Savings Bank, Fsb v. Vinson et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1986 · October Term 1985
McMillan et al. v. Pennsylvania
MajorityJun 18, 1986 · October Term 1985
Wardair Canada Inc. v. Florida Department of Revenue
MajorityJun 18, 1986 · October Term 1985
Schiavone et al. v. Fortune, Aka Time, Inc.
MajorityJun 16, 1986 · October Term 1985
East River Steamship Corp. et al. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.
DissentJun 16, 1986 · October Term 1985
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C., et al.
DissentJun 16, 1986 · October Term 1985
Attorney General of New York v. Soto-Lopez et al.
MajorityJun 16, 1986 · October Term 1985
Lyng, Secretary of Agriculture, et al. v. Payne et al.
MajorityJun 16, 1986 · October Term 1985
Nantahala Power & Light Co. et al. v. Thornburg, Attorney General of North Carolina, et al.
MajorityJun 16, 1986 · October Term 1985
Young, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration v. Community Nutrition Institute et al.
MajorityJun 11, 1986 · October Term 1985
Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Roy et al.
MajorityJun 11, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Dion
DissentJun 11, 1986 · October Term 1985
Thornburgh, Governor of Pennsylvania, et al. v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists et al.
MajorityJun 11, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Mottaz
MajorityJun 11, 1986 · October Term 1985
Reed v. Campbell, Individually and As Administratrix of the Estate of Ricker
Did not participateJun 9, 1986 · October Term 1985
Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians et al.
MajorityJun 9, 1986 · October Term 1985
Crane v. Kentucky