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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)

MajorityJan 23, 1989 · October Term 1988
Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp. et al.
MajorityJan 23, 1989 · October Term 1988
Florida v. Riley
MajorityJan 23, 1989 · October Term 1988
City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Company
MajorityJan 23, 1989 · October Term 1988
United States v. Broce et al.
MajorityJan 18, 1989 · October Term 1988
Allegheny Pittsburgh Coal Co. v. County Commission of Webster County, West Virginia
MajorityJan 18, 1989 · October Term 1988
Sheet Metal Workers' International Assn. et al. v. Lynn
MajorityJan 18, 1989 · October Term 1988
Mistretta v. United States
MajorityJan 11, 1989 · October Term 1988
Duquesne Light Co. et al. v. Barasch et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1989 · October Term 1988
Reed v. United Transportation Union et al.
MajorityJan 10, 1989 · October Term 1988
Owens, et al. v. Okure
MajorityJan 10, 1989 · October Term 1988
Goldberg et al. v. Sweet, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue, et al.
MajorityJan 1, 1989 · October Term 1988
Perry v. Leeke, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al.
DissentDec 12, 1988 · October Term 1988
Beech Aircraft Corporation v. Rainey, John C., et al.
MajorityDec 12, 1988 · October Term 1988
National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Jerry Tarkanian
MajorityDec 12, 1988 · October Term 1988
Bowen, Otis R., Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Georgetown University Hospital, et al.
MajorityDec 12, 1988 · October Term 1988
Harbison-Walker Refractories, a Division of Dresser Industries, Inc., Pettioner v. Brieck, Eugene F.
MajorityDec 12, 1988 · October Term 1988
Olden, James v. Kentucky
MajorityDec 6, 1988 · October Term 1988
Carlucci, Frank C., Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Doe, John
DissentDec 6, 1988 · October Term 1988
Pittston Coal Group, et al. v. Sebben, James, et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1988 · October Term 1988
McNamara, Edward v. County of San Diego Department of Social Services
MajorityNov 29, 1988 · October Term 1988
Arizona v. Youngblood, Larry
DissentNov 29, 1988 · October Term 1988
Penson, Steven A. v. Ohio
MajorityNov 14, 1988 · October Term 1988
Lockhart, A. L., Director, Arkansas Department of Correction v. Nelson, Johnny Lee
MajorityNov 8, 1988 · October Term 1988
Shell Oil Company v. Iowa Department of Revenue
MajorityNov 7, 1988 · October Term 1988
Town of Huntington, New York, et al. v. Huntington Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al.
MajorityOct 31, 1988 · October Term 1988
Pennsylvania v. Bruder, Thomas Al., Jr.
MajorityOct 17, 1988 · October Term 1988
Rhodes, James A., et al. v. Stewart, Larry
MajorityJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
Communications Workers of America et al. v. Beck et al.
DissentJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
Riley, District Attorney of the Tenth Prosecutorial District of North Carolina, et al. v. National Federation of the Blind of North Carolina, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
Thompson v. Oklahoma
DissentJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Massachusetts
MajorityJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Kozminski et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust
DissentJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
Coy v. Iowa
MajorityJun 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Frisby et al. v. Schultz et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Boyle, Personal Representative of the Heirs and Estate of Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.
MajorityJun 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Murray v. United States
MajorityJun 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Pierce, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development v. Underwood et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Kendrick et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Morrison, Independent Counsel v. Olson et al.
DissentJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Houston v. Lack, Warden
MajorityJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Patterson v. Illinois
MajorityJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co. et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Taylor
MajorityJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. Mississippi Ex Rel. Moore, Attorney General of Mississippi, et al.
DissentJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Sheridan et Ux. v. United States
MajorityJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Schweiker et al. v. Chilicky et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Kadrmas et al. v. Dickinson Public Schools et al.
MajorityJun 22, 1988 · October Term 1987
Florida et al. v. Long et al.
MajorityJun 22, 1988 · October Term 1987
Bank of Nova Scotia v. United States