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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)

MajorityJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gilligan, Governor of Ohio, et al. v. Morgan et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Miller v. California
MajorityJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Paris Adult Theatre I et al. v. Slaton, District Attorney, et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Goldstein et al. v. California
ConcurrenceJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Ciba Corp. v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Bentex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Usv Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States et al. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (Scrap) et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gaffney v. Cummings et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
White, Secretary of State of Texas, et al. v. Regester et al.
ConcurrenceJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
White, Secretary of State of Texas v. Weiser et al.
DissentJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. et al. v. Wichita Board of Trade et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Barnes v. United States
MajorityJun 11, 1973 · October Term 1972
Strunk, Aka Wagner v. United States
DissentJun 11, 1973 · October Term 1972
Vlandis v. Kline et al.
MajorityJun 11, 1973 · October Term 1972
Wardius v. Oregon
MajorityJun 11, 1973 · October Term 1972
Mattz v. Arnett, Director, Department of Fish and Game
MajorityJun 11, 1973 · October Term 1972
City of Kenosha et al. v. Bruno et al.
MajorityJun 11, 1973 · October Term 1972
Logue et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 11, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Nevada et al.
MajorityJun 11, 1973 · October Term 1972
Dean v. Gadsden Times Publishing Corp.
DissentJun 4, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. State Tax Commission of Mississippi et al.
MajorityJun 4, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Mason, Administrator, et al.
MajorityJun 4, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co.
MajorityJun 4, 1973 · October Term 1972
Northcross et al. v. Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools et al.
ConcurrenceJun 4, 1973 · October Term 1972
Douglas v. Buder, Judge
MajorityMay 29, 1973 · October Term 1972
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee
DissentMay 29, 1973 · October Term 1972
Keeble v. United States
ConcurrenceMay 29, 1973 · October Term 1972
Schneckloth, Conservation Center Superintendent v. Bustamonte
ConcurrenceMay 29, 1973 · October Term 1972
Cupp, Penitentiary Superintendent v. Murphy
DissentMay 29, 1973 · October Term 1972
Doe et al. v. McMillan et al.
MajorityMay 29, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Bishop
DissentMay 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Hall et al. v. Cole
MajorityMay 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Chaffin v. Stynchcombe, Sheriff
MajorityMay 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Michigan v. Payne
MajorityMay 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
National Labor Relations Board v. Boeing Co. et al.
MajorityMay 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Booster Lodge No. 405, International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
DissentMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
City of Burbank et al. v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corp.
DissentMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
Frontiero et Vir v. Richardson, Secretary of Defense, et al.
MajorityMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
Moor et al. v. County of Alameda et al.
MajorityMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
Federal Maritime Commission v. Seatrain Lines, Inc., et al.
DissentMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Federal Power Commission et al.
MajorityMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gagnon, Warden v. Scarpelli
MajorityMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
DissentMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Cartwright, Executor
DissentMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gaca v. United States
DissentMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
New Jersey Welfare Rights Organization et al. v. Cahill, Governor of New Jersey, et al.