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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 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Phillips Petroleum Co. et al. v. Mississippi et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Etsi Pipeline Project v. Missouri et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1988 · October Term 1987
Virginia v. American Booksellers Association, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1988 · October Term 1987
Taylor v. Illinois
MajorityJan 25, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Fausto
ConcurrenceJan 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
Honig, California Superintendent of Public Instruction v. Doe et al.
DissentJan 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
Carnegie-Mellon University et al. v. Cohill, Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
United Savings Association of Texas v. Timbers of Inwood Forest Associates, Ltd.
MajorityJan 13, 1988 · October Term 1987
Lowenfield v. Phelps, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Corrections, et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1988 · October Term 1987
Hazelwood School District et al. v. Kuhlmeier et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1988 · October Term 1987
Westfall et al. v. Erwin et Ux.
MajorityJan 12, 1988 · October Term 1987
Thompson v. Thompson, Aka Clay
MajorityJan 12, 1988 · October Term 1987
Deakins et al. v. Monaghan et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1988 · October Term 1987
Yates v. Aiken, Warden, et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1988 · October Term 1987
Forrester v. White
ConcurrenceDec 14, 1987 · October Term 1987
National Labor Relations Board et al. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 23, AFL-CIO
MajorityDec 14, 1987 · October Term 1987
Mullins Coal Co., Inc. of Virginia, et al. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, et al.
MajorityDec 14, 1987 · October Term 1987
Vermont v. Cox
MajorityDec 8, 1987 · October Term 1987
Omni Capital International, Ltd., et al. v. Rudolf Wolff & Co., Ltd., et al.
MajorityDec 1, 1987 · October Term 1987
United Paperworkers International Union, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Misco, Inc.
MajorityDec 1, 1987 · October Term 1987
Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 1, 1987 · October Term 1987
Karcher, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, et al. v. May et al.
MajorityDec 1, 1987 · October Term 1987
Langley et Ux. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
MajorityNov 16, 1987 · October Term 1987
Carpenter et al. v. United States
MajorityNov 10, 1987 · October Term 1987
Church of Scientology of California v. Internal Revenue Service
MajorityOct 19, 1987 · October Term 1987
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. McCoy, Executor of the Estate of McCoy
MajorityJun 26, 1987 · October Term 1986
Pennsylvania et al. v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1987 · October Term 1986
Greer, Warden v. Miller
MajorityJun 26, 1987 · October Term 1986
Burger v. Kemp, Warden
MajorityJun 26, 1987 · October Term 1986
Nollan et Ux. v. California Coastal Commission
MajorityJun 26, 1987 · October Term 1986
Griffin v. Wisconsin
MajorityJun 25, 1987 · October Term 1986
Solorio v. United States
MajorityJun 25, 1987 · October Term 1986
Welch v. Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation, et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1987 · October Term 1986
San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc., et al. v. United States Olympic Committee et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1987 · October Term 1986
Rivera v. Minnich
MajorityJun 25, 1987 · October Term 1986
Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Gilliard et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1987 · October Term 1986
Anderson v. Creighton et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1987 · October Term 1986
United States et al. v. Stanley
MajorityJun 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints et al. v. Amos et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
McNally v. United States
DissentJun 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Rankin et al. v. McPherson
MajorityJun 24, 1987 · October Term 1986
Buchanan v. Kentucky
MajorityJun 23, 1987 · October Term 1986
Bourjaily v. United States
MajorityJun 23, 1987 · October Term 1986
South Dakota v. Dole, Secretary of Transportation
MajorityJun 23, 1987 · October Term 1986
Puerto Rico v. Branstad, Governor of Iowa, et al.
DissentJun 23, 1987 · October Term 1986
Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. v. Washington State Department of Revenue
DissentJun 23, 1987 · October Term 1986
American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. Scheiner, Secretary, Department of Revenue of Pennsylvania, et al.
DissentJun 23, 1987 · October Term 1986
California v. Rooney
MajorityJun 22, 1987 · October Term 1986
Tanner et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 22, 1987 · October Term 1986
Agency Holding Corp. et al. v. Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc.