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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)

MajorityFeb 26, 1991 · October Term 1990
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
MajorityFeb 26, 1991 · October Term 1990
Air Courier Conference of America v. American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, et al.
DissentFeb 20, 1991 · October Term 1990
Mark E. Dennis v. Margaret L. Higgins, Director, Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1991 · October Term 1990
International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, et al. v. Timothy A. Brown
DissentFeb 20, 1991 · October Term 1990
Gene McNary, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, et al. v. Haitian Refugee Center, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 19, 1991 · October Term 1990
McDermott International, Inc. v. Jon C. Wilander
MajorityFeb 19, 1991 · October Term 1990
Trinova Corporation v. Michigan Department of Treasury
MajorityFeb 19, 1991 · October Term 1990
Moshe Gozlon-Peretz v. United States
MajorityFeb 19, 1991 · October Term 1990
James A. Ford v. Georgia
MajorityFeb 19, 1991 · October Term 1990
Freeport-Mcmoran Inc, et Al.. v. K N Energy, Inc.
DissentFeb 19, 1991 · October Term 1990
Jose M. Lozada v. George Deeds, Warden
MajorityFeb 19, 1991 · October Term 1990
Jimmie Burden, Jr. v. Walter Zant, Warden
MajorityJan 22, 1991 · October Term 1990
United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc., et al.
DissentJan 22, 1991 · October Term 1990
Robert Lacy Parker v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
MajorityJan 22, 1991 · October Term 1990
Ohio v. Ediberto Huertas
MajorityJan 15, 1991 · October Term 1990
Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools, Independent School District No. 89, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma v. Robert L. Dowell et al.
MajorityJan 15, 1991 · October Term 1990
Firstier Mortgage Company, Aka Realbanc, Inc. v. Investors Mortgage Insurance Company
MajorityJan 15, 1991 · October Term 1990
Coy R. Grogan, et al. v. Frank J. Garner, Jr.
MajorityJan 14, 1991 · October Term 1990
In Re Berger
MajorityJan 8, 1991 · October Term 1990
Richard Demarest v. James, Manspeaker et al.
MajorityJan 8, 1991 · October Term 1990
John L. Cheek v. United States
MajorityJan 8, 1991 · October Term 1990
Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast, Inc., et al. v. United Distribution Companies et al.
MajorityJan 7, 1991 · October Term 1990
In Re Michael Sindram
MajorityDec 10, 1990 · October Term 1990
Arthur Groves, Bobby J. Evans and Local 771, Internation Union UAW v. Ring Screw Works, Ferndale Fastener Division
MajorityDec 3, 1990 · October Term 1990
Shirley W. Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs et al.
MajorityDec 3, 1990 · October Term 1990
Raymond J. Moskal, Sr. v. United States
MajorityDec 3, 1990 · October Term 1990
Ingersoll-Rand Company v. Perry McClendon
DissentDec 3, 1990 · October Term 1990
Robert S. Minnick v. Mississippi
MajorityNov 27, 1990 · October Term 1990
Fmc Corporation v. Cynthia Ann Holliday
MajorityNov 27, 1990 · October Term 1990
Arcadia, Ohio, et al. v. Ohio Power Company, et al.
MajorityNov 26, 1990 · October Term 1990
Jay Palmer et al. v. Brg of Georgia, Inc., et al.
MajorityNov 13, 1990 · October Term 1990
Michael Owen Perry v. Louisiana
MajorityNov 13, 1990 · October Term 1990
Tommy Cage v. Louisiana
MajorityNov 13, 1990 · October Term 1990
R. Dobie Langenkamp, Successor Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estates of Republic Trust & Savings Company and Republic Financial Corporation v. C. A. Culp, et al.
MajorityNov 6, 1990 · October Term 1990
Mercedel W. Miles, Individually and As Administratrix of the Succession of Ludwick Adam Torregano v. Apex Marine Corporation et al.
MajorityNov 5, 1990 · October Term 1990
Billy J. Temple v. Synthes Corporation, Ltd.
MajorityNov 5, 1990 · October Term 1990
United States of America v. State of Louisiana, et al. (Alabama and Mississippi Boundary Case)
MajorityNov 5, 1990 · October Term 1990
State of Mississippi v. United States
MajorityOct 29, 1990 · October Term 1990
Robert Lee Shell v. Mississippi
MajorityJun 28, 1990 · October Term 1989
Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Caryl, Tax Commissioner of West Virginia
MajorityJun 28, 1990 · October Term 1989
National Mines Corp. v. Caryl, Tax Commissioner of West Virginia
DissentJun 27, 1990 · October Term 1989
Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1990 · October Term 1989
Walton v. Arizona
MajorityJun 27, 1990 · October Term 1989
United States v. Kokinda et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1990 · October Term 1989
Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Jeffers
DissentJun 27, 1990 · October Term 1989
Idaho v. Wright
MajorityJun 27, 1990 · October Term 1989
Maryland v. Craig
MajorityJun 27, 1990 · October Term 1989
Lujan, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. National Wildlife Federation et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1990 · October Term 1989
Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health et al.
DissentJun 25, 1990 · October Term 1989
Alvarado v. United States