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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)

MajorityFeb 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Woods et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. Laplante et al.
DissentFeb 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Groetzinger
MajorityFeb 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Pennsylvania v. Ritchie
MajorityFeb 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Maryland v. Garrison
MajorityFeb 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Asahi Metal Industry Co., Ltd. v. Superior Court of California, Solano County (Cheng Shin Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd., Real Party in Interest)
MajorityJan 27, 1987 · October Term 1986
Connecticut v. Barrett
MajorityJan 27, 1987 · October Term 1986
California v. Brown
MajorityJan 27, 1987 · October Term 1986
Colorado v. Spring
DissentJan 21, 1987 · October Term 1986
City of Pleasant Grove v. United States
MajorityJan 21, 1987 · October Term 1986
International Paper Co. v. Ouellette et al.
MajorityJan 21, 1987 · October Term 1986
Wimberly v. Labor and Industrial Relations Commission of Missouri
MajorityJan 20, 1987 · October Term 1986
Jersey Shore State Bank v. United States
MajorityJan 20, 1987 · October Term 1986
Interstate Commerce Commission v. Texas et al.
MajorityJan 14, 1987 · October Term 1986
Burke, Acting Archivist of the United States, et al. v. Barnes et al.
MajorityJan 14, 1987 · October Term 1986
Colorado v. Bertine
ConcurrenceJan 14, 1987 · October Term 1986
Clarke, Comptroller of the Currency v. Securities Industry Association
DissentJan 14, 1987 · October Term 1986
Wright et al. v. City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority
DissentJan 13, 1987 · October Term 1986
California Federal Savings & Loan Assn. et al. v. Guerra, Director, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1987 · October Term 1986
West Virginia v. United States
DissentJan 13, 1987 · October Term 1986
Griffith v. Kentucky
DissentJan 13, 1987 · October Term 1986
324 Liquor Corp., Dba Yorkshire Wine & Spirits v. Duffy et al.
DissentDec 15, 1986 · October Term 1986
Federal Election Commission v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc.
MajorityDec 10, 1986 · October Term 1986
Colorado v. Connelly
MajorityDec 10, 1986 · October Term 1986
Munro, Secretary of State of Washington v. Socialist Workers Party et al.
DissentDec 10, 1986 · October Term 1986
Tashjian, Secretary of State of Connecticut v. Republican Party of Connecticut et al.
MajorityDec 9, 1986 · October Term 1986
Cargill, Inc., et al. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc.
MajorityDec 9, 1986 · October Term 1986
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Durham County, North Carolina, et al.
MajorityNov 17, 1986 · October Term 1986
Ansonia Board of Education et al. v. Philbrook et al.
MajorityNov 17, 1986 · October Term 1986
Cerbone, Justice of the Village Court, Village of Mt. Kisco, New York, et al. v. Conway
MajorityNov 17, 1986 · October Term 1986
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Hector
MajorityNov 17, 1986 · October Term 1986
City of Newport, Kentucky, et al. v. Iacobucci, Dba Talk of the Town, et al.
MajorityNov 12, 1986 · October Term 1986
Kelly, Connecticut Chief State's Attorney, et al. v. Robinson
MajorityNov 4, 1986 · October Term 1986
North Carolina Department of Transportation et al. v. Crest Street Community Council, Inc., et al.
MajorityNov 4, 1986 · October Term 1986
O'connor et Ux. v. United States
MajorityNov 3, 1986 · October Term 1986
Rose v. Arkansas State Police et al.
MajorityJul 7, 1986 · October Term 1985
Bethel School District No. 403 et al. v. Fraser, a Minor, et al.
MajorityJul 7, 1986 · October Term 1985
Arcara, District Attorney of Erie County v. Cloud Books, Inc., Dba Village Book & News Store, et al.
MajorityJul 7, 1986 · October Term 1985
Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States v. Synar, Member of Congress, et al.
MajorityJul 7, 1986 · October Term 1985
University of Tennessee et al. v. Elliott
MajorityJul 7, 1986 · October Term 1985
Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson et Al., As Next Friends and Guardians of Thompson et al.
MajorityJul 7, 1986 · October Term 1985
Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Schor et al.
DissentJul 2, 1986 · October Term 1985
Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association et al. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission et al.
DissentJul 2, 1986 · October Term 1985
Local Number 93, International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, C. L. C. v. City of Cleveland et al.
MajorityJul 2, 1986 · October Term 1985
Pennsylvania et al. v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air et al.
MajorityJul 2, 1986 · October Term 1985
Rose, Warden v. Clark
MajorityJul 2, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. James et al.
MajorityJul 2, 1986 · October Term 1985
Baker et al. v. General Motors Corp. et al.
MajorityJul 2, 1986 · October Term 1985
Randall et al. v. Loftsgaarden et al.
ConcurrenceJul 1, 1986 · October Term 1985
Bazemore et al. v. Friday et al.