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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)

MajorityMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Brown, Secretary of State of California v. Chote
MajorityMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Federal Power Commission v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division et al.
MajorityMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Preiser, Correction Commissioner, et al. v. Rodriguez et al.
DissentMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Georgia et al. v. United States
MajorityMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gibson et al. v. Berryhill et al.
MajorityMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Kern County Land Co. v. Occidental Petroleum Corp.
DissentApr 24, 1973 · October Term 1972
Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.
MajorityApr 24, 1973 · October Term 1972
Palmore v. United States
MajorityApr 24, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Russell
MajorityApr 24, 1973 · October Term 1972
Tonasket v. Washington et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Employees of the Department of Public Health and Welfare of Missouri et al. v. Department of Public Health and Welfare of Missouri et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Askew, Governor of Florida, et al. v. American Waterways Operators, Inc., et al.
DissentApr 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Hensley v. Municipal Court, San Jose-Milpitas Judicial District, Santa Clara County
MajorityApr 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Brown et al. v. United States
MajorityApr 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Davis v. United States
MajorityApr 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Tollett, Warden v. Henderson
MajorityApr 16, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Indrelunas
MajorityApr 2, 1973 · October Term 1972
Lemon et al. v. Kurtzman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania, et al.
MajorityApr 2, 1973 · October Term 1972
Fontaine v. United States
MajorityMar 28, 1973 · October Term 1972
Butz, Secretary of Agriculture, et al. v. Glover Livestock Commission Co., Inc.
MajorityMar 27, 1973 · October Term 1972
Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones, Commissioner, Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico, et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1973 · October Term 1972
McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission
MajorityMar 26, 1973 · October Term 1972
Camp, Comptroller of the Currency v. Pitts et al.
MajorityMar 26, 1973 · October Term 1972
Ohio Municipal Judges Assn. et al. v. Davis et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Rosario et al. v. Rockefeller, Governor of New York, et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
San Antonio Independent School District et al. v. Rodriguez et al.
MajorityMar 20, 1973 · October Term 1972
Texas v. Louisiana
MajorityMar 20, 1973 · October Term 1972
Salyer Land Co. et al. v. Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
MajorityMar 20, 1973 · October Term 1972
Associated Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. Toltec Watershed Improvement District
DissentMar 19, 1973 · October Term 1972
Papish v. Board of Curators of the University of Missouri et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1973 · October Term 1972
Marston et al. v. Lewis et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1973 · October Term 1972
Burns et al. v. Fortson, Secretary of State of Georgia, et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1973 · October Term 1972
Lavallee, Correctional Superintendent v. Delle Rose
MajorityMar 5, 1973 · October Term 1972
Hurtado et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 5, 1973 · October Term 1972
Bradley et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 5, 1973 · October Term 1972
Linda R. S. v. Richard D. et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1973 · October Term 1972
United Air Lines, Inc. v. Mahin, Director of Department of Revenue, et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1973 · October Term 1972
Ohio v. Kentucky
MajorityMar 5, 1973 · October Term 1972
Ortwein et al. v. Schwab et al.
DissentFeb 28, 1973 · October Term 1972
Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky
MajorityFeb 28, 1973 · October Term 1972
Brennan, Secretary of Labor v. Arnheim & Neely, Inc., et al.
DissentFeb 28, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Falstaff Brewing Corp. et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1973 · October Term 1972
Tillman et al. v. Wheaton-Haven Recreation Assn., Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Basye et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1973 · October Term 1972
Illinois v. Somerville
MajorityFeb 26, 1973 · October Term 1972
Department of Motor Vehicles of California v. Rios
DissentFeb 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States
DissentFeb 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Enmons et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Morris v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
MajorityFeb 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Michigan v. Ohio