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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 4, 1987 · October Term 1986
Pope et al. v. Illinois
MajorityMay 4, 1987 · October Term 1986
Arizona v. Mauro
MajorityApr 28, 1987 · October Term 1986
Tull v. United States
MajorityApr 28, 1987 · October Term 1986
Burlington Northern Railroad Co. et al. v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes et al.
MajorityApr 28, 1987 · October Term 1986
Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Oklahoma Tax Commission et al.
MajorityApr 28, 1987 · October Term 1986
Meese, Attorney General of the United States, et al. v. Keene
MajorityApr 27, 1987 · October Term 1986
Montana v. Hall
DissentApr 22, 1987 · October Term 1986
Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v. Ragland, Commissioner of Revenue of Arkansas
MajorityApr 22, 1987 · October Term 1986
United States v. General Dynamics Corp. et al.
DissentApr 22, 1987 · October Term 1986
Brock, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. Roadway Express, Inc.
MajorityApr 22, 1987 · October Term 1986
McCleskey v. Kemp, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center
MajorityApr 22, 1987 · October Term 1986
Lukhard, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Social Services v. Reed et al.
MajorityApr 22, 1987 · October Term 1986
Hitchcock v. Dugger, Florida Department of Corrections
MajorityApr 21, 1987 · October Term 1986
Cts Corp. v. Dynamics Corporation of America
MajorityApr 21, 1987 · October Term 1986
United States v. John Doe, Inc. I, et al.
MajorityApr 21, 1987 · October Term 1986
Granberry v. Greer, Warden
MajorityApr 21, 1987 · October Term 1986
Tison v. Arizona
DissentApr 21, 1987 · October Term 1986
Cruz v. New York
MajorityApr 21, 1987 · October Term 1986
Richardson, Warden v. Marsh
MajorityApr 6, 1987 · October Term 1986
Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.
MajorityApr 6, 1987 · October Term 1986
West v. Conrail et al.
MajorityApr 6, 1987 · October Term 1986
Pilot Life Insurance Co. v. Dedeaux
MajorityApr 6, 1987 · October Term 1986
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Taylor
MajorityMar 31, 1987 · October Term 1986
United States v. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
MajorityMar 31, 1987 · October Term 1986
O'connor et al. v. Ortega
MajorityMar 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Amoco Production Co. et al. v. Village of Gambell et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Buell
MajorityMar 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
California Coastal Commission et al. v. Granite Rock Co.
MajorityMar 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
United States v. Merchant
DissentMar 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County, California, et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Alaska Airlines, Inc., et al. v. Brock, Secretary of Labor, et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Missouri v. Blair
MajorityMar 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Lynaugh, Interim Director, Texas Department of Corrections v. Petty
MajorityMar 23, 1987 · October Term 1986
Rodriguez v. United States
DissentMar 23, 1987 · October Term 1986
Truesdale v. Aiken, Warden, et al.
MajorityMar 9, 1987 · October Term 1986
Illinois v. Krull et al.
MajorityMar 9, 1987 · October Term 1986
Stringfellow et al. v. Concerned Neighbors in Action et al.
MajorityMar 9, 1987 · October Term 1986
Town of Newton et al. v. Rumery
DissentMar 9, 1987 · October Term 1986
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca
DissentMar 9, 1987 · October Term 1986
Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. et al. v. Debenedictis, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, et al.
DissentMar 3, 1987 · October Term 1986
School Board of Nassau County, Florida, et al. v. Arline
MajorityMar 3, 1987 · October Term 1986
United States v. Dunn
DissentMar 3, 1987 · October Term 1986
Arizona v. Hicks
DissentFeb 25, 1987 · October Term 1986
Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida et al.
DissentFeb 25, 1987 · October Term 1986
United States v. Paradise et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1987 · October Term 1986
California et al. v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1987 · October Term 1986
Martin v. Ohio
MajorityFeb 25, 1987 · October Term 1986
Federal Communications Commission et al. v. Florida Power Corp. et al.
DissentFeb 25, 1987 · October Term 1986
City of Springfield, Massachusetts v. Kibbe, Administratrix of the Estate of Thurston
MajorityFeb 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Western Air Lines, Inc., et al. v. Board of Equalization of the State of South Dakota et al.