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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 21, 1990 · October Term 1989
United States v. Munoz-Flores
MajorityMay 21, 1990 · October Term 1989
Hughey v. United States
MajorityMay 14, 1990 · October Term 1989
Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co.
DissentMay 14, 1990 · October Term 1989
United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc v. Rawson, Individually and As Guardian Ad Litem for Rawson, et al.
ConcurrenceMay 11, 1990 · October Term 1989
Delo, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Stokes
MajorityApr 30, 1990 · October Term 1989
United States v. Ojeda Rios et al.
MajorityApr 30, 1990 · October Term 1989
California v. American Stores Co. et al.
MajorityApr 30, 1990 · October Term 1989
Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. v. Feeney
MajorityApr 24, 1990 · October Term 1989
Whitmore, Individually and As Next Friend of Simmons v. Arkansas et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1990 · October Term 1989
Ngiraingas et al. v. Sanchez et al.
DissentApr 24, 1990 · October Term 1989
Stewart et al. v. Abend, Dba Authors Research Co.
MajorityApr 18, 1990 · October Term 1989
Florida v. Wells
MajorityApr 18, 1990 · October Term 1989
New York v. Harris
ConcurrenceApr 18, 1990 · October Term 1989
Missouri et al. v. Jenkins et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1990 · October Term 1989
Venegas v. Mitchell
DissentApr 18, 1990 · October Term 1989
Minnesota v. Olson
MajorityApr 18, 1990 · October Term 1989
Osborne v. Ohio
ConcurrenceApr 17, 1990 · October Term 1989
National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.
MajorityApr 17, 1990 · October Term 1989
Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Donnelly
MajorityApr 17, 1990 · October Term 1989
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. et al. v. Bonjorno et al.
MajorityApr 17, 1990 · October Term 1989
Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon, et al. v. Smith et al.
MajorityApr 17, 1990 · October Term 1989
Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, et al.
MajorityMar 28, 1990 · October Term 1989
Clemons v. Mississippi
MajorityMar 27, 1990 · October Term 1989
Austin, Michigan Secretary of State, et al. v. Michigan State Chamber of Commerce
MajorityMar 27, 1990 · October Term 1989
United States Department of Labor v. Triplett et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1990 · October Term 1989
Butterworth, Attorney General of Florida, et al. v. Smith
MajorityMar 21, 1990 · October Term 1989
Adams Fruit Co., Inc. v. Barrett et al.
MajorityMar 20, 1990 · October Term 1989
John S. Lytle v. Household Manufacturing, Inc., Dba Schwitzer Turbochargers
MajorityMar 20, 1990 · October Term 1989
Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Local No. 391 v. Terry et al.
MajorityMar 20, 1990 · October Term 1989
United States v. Dalm
MajorityMar 5, 1990 · October Term 1989
Michigan v. Tyris Lemont Harvey
MajorityMar 5, 1990 · October Term 1989
Richard Boyde v. California
MajorityMar 5, 1990 · October Term 1989
Horace Butler v. Kenneth D. McKellar, Warden, et al.
DissentMar 5, 1990 · October Term 1989
McKoy v. North Carolina
MajorityMar 5, 1990 · October Term 1989
Gerald A. Lewis, Comptroller of the State of Florida v. Continental Bank Corporation, et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1990 · October Term 1989
Saffle, Warden, et al. v. Parks
MajorityMar 5, 1990 · October Term 1989
Ferens et Ux. v. John Deere Co., Aka Deere & Co.
MajorityMar 5, 1990 · October Term 1989
Smith v. Ohio
MajorityFeb 28, 1990 · October Term 1989
United States v. Rene Martin Verdugo-Urquidez
MajorityFeb 28, 1990 · October Term 1989
Scott Wayne Blystone v. Pennsylvania
MajorityFeb 28, 1990 · October Term 1989
Maryland v. Jerome Edward Buie
DissentFeb 27, 1990 · October Term 1989
Marlus C. Zinermon, et al. v. Darrell E. Burch
MajorityFeb 27, 1990 · October Term 1989
Lawrence H. Crandon, et al. v. United States
MajorityFeb 27, 1990 · October Term 1989
C. T. Carden, et al. v. Arkoma Associates
MajorityFeb 27, 1990 · October Term 1989
Washington, et al. v. Walter Harper
MajorityFeb 26, 1990 · October Term 1989
State of Texas v. State of New Mexico
DissentFeb 21, 1990 · October Term 1989
Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. United Steelworkers of America et al.
DissentFeb 21, 1990 · October Term 1989
Bob Reves, et al. v. Ernst & Young
MajorityFeb 21, 1990 · October Term 1989
Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Sandra Everhart et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 1990 · October Term 1989
John Henry Selvage v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division