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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)

DissentJun 21, 1989 · October Term 1988
Texas v. Johnson
ConcurrenceJun 21, 1989 · October Term 1988
Public Citizen v. United States Department of Justice et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1989 · October Term 1988
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Co. v. Railway Labor Executives' Association
DissentJun 21, 1989 · October Term 1988
The Florida Star v. B. J. F.
MajorityJun 21, 1989 · October Term 1988
United States v. Zolin et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1989 · October Term 1988
Massachusetts v. Oakes
DissentJun 19, 1989 · October Term 1988
Missouri et al. v. Jenkins, By Her Friend, Agyei, et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1989 · October Term 1988
Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Railway Labor Executives' Association et al.
DissentJun 19, 1989 · October Term 1988
Healy et al. v. the Beer Institute et al.
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1989 · October Term 1988
New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of the City of New Orleans et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1989 · October Term 1988
Jones, Superintendent, Missouri Training Center for Men At Moberly v. Thomas
DissentJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co.
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Will v. Michigan Department of State Police et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Quinn et al. v. Millsap et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Michael H. et al. v. Gerald D.
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Dellmuth, Acting Secretary of Education of Pennsylvania v. Muth et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Colonial American Life Insurance Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Carella v. California
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Martin et al. v. Wilks et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Alabama v. Smith
DissentJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
South Carolina v. Gathers
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-Larrain et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
California State Board of Equalization v. Sierra Summit, Inc.
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Gomez v. United States
DissentJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Hudson
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Lorance et al. v. AT&T Technologies, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 5, 1989 · October Term 1988
Wards Cove Packing Co., Inc., et al. v. Atonio et al.
MajorityJun 5, 1989 · October Term 1988
Hernandez v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityJun 5, 1989 · October Term 1988
Mead Corp. v. Tilley et al.
MajorityJun 5, 1989 · October Term 1988
Community for Creative Non-Violence et al. v. Reid
MajorityMay 30, 1989 · October Term 1988
Mansell v. Mansell
DissentMay 30, 1989 · October Term 1988
Asarco Inc. et al. v. Kadish et al.
MajorityMay 30, 1989 · October Term 1988
Hildwin v. Florida
MajorityMay 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Lauro Lines S.R.L. v. Chasser et al.
MajorityMay 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Green v. Bock Laundry Machine Co.
MajorityMay 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Hardin v. Straub
MajorityMay 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Finley v. United States
MajorityMay 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Graham v. Connor et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United States, et al. v. Abbott et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
United States v. Halper
MajorityMay 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Kentucky Department of Corrections et al. v. Thompson et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Rodriguez De Quijas et al. v. Shearson/american Express, Inc.
MajorityMay 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Maleng, King County Prosecuting Attorney, et al. v. Cook
DissentMay 1, 1989 · October Term 1988
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
MajorityMay 1, 1989 · October Term 1988
Mallard v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa et al.
MajorityMay 1, 1989 · October Term 1988
Neitzke et al. v. Williams
MajorityMay 1, 1989 · October Term 1988
Robertson, Chief of the Forest Service, et al. v. Methow Valley Citizens Council et al.
MajorityMay 1, 1989 · October Term 1988
Marsh, Secretary of the Army, et al. v. Oregon Natural Resources Council et al.
MajorityApr 25, 1989 · October Term 1988
Frank, Postmaster General of the United States, et al. v. Minnesota Newspaper Association, Inc.