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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 16, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States Department of Justice et al. v. Julian et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1988 · October Term 1987
D. H. Holmes Co., Ltd. v. McNamara, Secretary of Revenue and Taxation of Louisiana
MajorityMay 16, 1988 · October Term 1987
California v. Greenwood et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1988 · October Term 1987
City of New York et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
MajorityMay 2, 1988 · October Term 1987
Huddleston v. United States
DissentMay 2, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Providence Journal Co. et al.
MajorityMay 2, 1988 · October Term 1987
Business Electronics Corp. v. Sharp Electronics Corp.
MajorityMay 2, 1988 · October Term 1987
Kungys v. United States
DissentApr 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Hicks, District Attorney for County of Orange, California, Acting on Behalf of Feiock v. Feiock
MajorityApr 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Landers v. National Railroad Passengers Corporation et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of the State of Oregon, et al. v. Smith
MajorityApr 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States Postal Service v. National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO
MajorityApr 25, 1988 · October Term 1987
Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
ConcurrenceApr 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
South Carolina v. Baker, Secretary of the Treasury
MajorityApr 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
Traynor v. Turnage, Administrator, Veterans' Administration, et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
Edward J. Debartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
Regents of the University of California v. Public Employment Relations Board et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1988 · October Term 1987
Sandra Gardebring, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services v. Kathryn Jenkins
MajorityApr 19, 1988 · October Term 1987
Richard E. Lyng, Secretary of Agriculture, et al. v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association et al.
DissentApr 19, 1988 · October Term 1987
Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. Joanne Pope, Executrix of the Estate of H. Everett Pope, Jr., Deceased
MajorityApr 19, 1988 · October Term 1987
Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs, et al. v. Isla Petroleum Corporation et al.
MajorityApr 4, 1988 · October Term 1987
Bethesda Hospital Association, et al. v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services
MajorityApr 4, 1988 · October Term 1987
Federal Labor Relations Authority v. Aberdeen Proving Ground, Department of the Army
MajorityMar 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
George S. Bennett v. Arkansas
MajorityMar 28, 1988 · October Term 1987
State of Texas v. State of New Mexico
MajorityMar 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Wells Fargo Bank et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Richard A. Lyng, Secretary of Agriculture v. International Union, United Automobile Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, UAW, et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Kenneth Kizer, Director of California Department of Health Services, et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1988 · October Term 1987
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation v. Mayacamas Corporation
MajorityMar 22, 1988 · October Term 1987
Eric J. Schneidewind, et al. v. Anr Pipeline Company and Anr Storage Company
DissentMar 22, 1988 · October Term 1987
Michael Boos, J. Michael Waller and Bridget Brooker v. Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor, District of Columbia, et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1988 · October Term 1987
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Jesse C. Bollinger et al.
Did not participateMar 21, 1988 · October Term 1987
Alexander Haig, et al. v. Gladys Bissonette et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1988 · October Term 1987
Mercilyn Buchanan Etc. v. Stanships, Inc., et al.
DissentMar 7, 1988 · October Term 1987
K Mart Corporation v. Cartier, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 7, 1988 · October Term 1987
Norwest Bank Worthington, et al. v. James R. Ahlers et Ux.
MajorityMar 7, 1988 · October Term 1987
Arkansas Best Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Did not participateMar 7, 1988 · October Term 1987
Basic Incorporated, et al. v. Max L. Levinson et al.
MajorityMar 2, 1988 · October Term 1987
City of St. Louis v. James H. Praprotnik
MajorityMar 1, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States of America v. State of Louisiana et al. (Alabama and Mississippi Boundary Case)
MajorityMar 1, 1988 · October Term 1987
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Assibi Abudu
MajorityFeb 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Richard Pennell and Tri-County Apartment House Owners Association v. City of San Jose and City Council of San Jose
MajorityFeb 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Thomas O. Robinson, Jr.
MajorityFeb 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Hustler Magazine and Larry C. Flynt v. Jerry Falwell
MajorityFeb 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Frederick Mathews v. United States
MajorityFeb 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Mary Alice Galbreath
MajorityFeb 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
R. 'Roy' Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc., Dba Heights Hospital, et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Department of the Navy v. Egan
MajorityFeb 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Laborers Health and Welfare Trust Fund for Northern California et al. v. Advanced Lightweight Concrete Co., Inc.
MajorityFeb 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Owens