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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 26, 1992 · October Term 1991
International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc., and Brian Rumbaugh v. Walter Lee
MajorityJun 24, 1992 · October Term 1991
Thomas Cipollone, Individually and As Executor of the Estate of Rose D. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1992 · October Term 1991
City of Burlington v. Ernest Dague, Sr., et al.
DissentJun 24, 1992 · October Term 1991
Robert E. Lee, Individually and As Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman Etc.
DissentJun 24, 1992 · October Term 1991
Marc Gilbert Doggett v. United States
MajorityJun 22, 1992 · October Term 1991
Robert Wayne Sawyer v. John Whitley, Warden
MajorityJun 22, 1992 · October Term 1991
Rav v. City of St. Paul, Minnesota
MajorityJun 22, 1992 · October Term 1991
Teofilo Medina, Jr. v. California
MajorityJun 22, 1992 · October Term 1991
Estate of Floyd Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Company, et al.
DissentJun 19, 1992 · October Term 1991
Forsyth County, Georgia v. the Nationalist Movement
MajorityJun 19, 1992 · October Term 1991
New York v. United States et al.
DissentJun 19, 1992 · October Term 1991
Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. William Wrigley, Jr., Co.
DissentJun 19, 1992 · October Term 1991
American National Red Cross v. S. G. and A. E.
MajorityJun 19, 1992 · October Term 1991
Ellis B. Wright, Jr., Warden and Mary Sue Terry, Attorney General of Virginia v. Frank Robert West, Jr.
MajorityJun 19, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. Anthony Salerno, et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Stephanie Nordlinger v. Kenneth Hahn, in His Capacity As Tax Assessor for Los Angeles County, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Georgia v. Thomas McCollum, William Joseph McCollum and Ella Hampton McCollum
DissentJun 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Kraft General Foods, Inc. v. Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance
MajorityJun 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Mary Gade, Director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency v. National Solid Wastes Management Association
MajorityJun 15, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. Humberto Alvarez-Machain
MajorityJun 15, 1992 · October Term 1991
Carol Ankenbrandt, As Next Friend and Mother of L. R. and S. R. v. Jon A. Richards and Debra Kesler
DissentJun 15, 1992 · October Term 1991
Derrick Morgan v. Illinois
MajorityJun 15, 1992 · October Term 1991
John R. Patterson, Trustee v. Joseph B. Shumate, Jr.
DissentJun 15, 1992 · October Term 1991
Allied-Signal, Inc., As Successor-In-Interest To the Bendix Corporation v. Director, Division of Taxation
MajorityJun 12, 1992 · October Term 1991
Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of the Interior v. Defenders of Wildlife, et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1992 · October Term 1991
Republic of Argentina and Banco Central De La Republica Argentina v. Weltover, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 12, 1992 · October Term 1991
Federal Trade Commission v. Ticor Title Insurance Company, et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1992 · October Term 1991
Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. William D. Ford and Thomas L. Johnson
MajorityJun 8, 1992 · October Term 1991
Alan B. Burdick v. Morris Takushi, Director of Elections of Hawaii, et al.
MajorityJun 8, 1992 · October Term 1991
Eastman Kodak Company v. Image Technical Services, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 8, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. Thompson/center Arms Company
DissentJun 8, 1992 · October Term 1991
Dennis Sochor v. Florida
DissentJun 1, 1992 · October Term 1991
Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Guy Hunt, Governor of Alabama et al.
DissentJun 1, 1992 · October Term 1991
Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Natural Resources et al.
DissentJun 1, 1992 · October Term 1991
Dan Morales, Attorney General of Texas v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 26, 1992 · October Term 1991
Charles W. Burson, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee v. Mary Rebecca Freeman
MajorityMay 26, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. Therese A. Burke, Cynthia R. Center, and Linda G. Gibbs
DissentMay 26, 1992 · October Term 1991
John H. Evans, Jr. v. United States
MajorityMay 26, 1992 · October Term 1991
Quill Corporation v. North Dakota By and Through Its Tax Commissioner, Heidi Heitkamp
ConcurrenceMay 20, 1992 · October Term 1991
Roger Keith Coleman v. Charles E. Thompson, Warden, et al.
DissentMay 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Terry Foucha v. Louisiana
MajorityMay 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
David Riggins v. Nevada
DissentMay 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Howard Wyatt v. Bill Cole and John Robbins, Ii
MajorityMay 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Harold Ray Wade v. United States
MajorityMay 4, 1992 · October Term 1991
J. C. Keeney, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary v. Jose Tamayo-Reyes
MajorityMay 4, 1992 · October Term 1991
George F. Denton, Director of Corrections of California, et al. v. Mike Hernandez
MajorityMay 4, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. John H. Williams, Jr.
MajorityApr 21, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States Department of Energy v. Ohio, et al.
MajorityApr 21, 1992 · October Term 1991
Robert J. Taylor, Trustee v. Freeland & Kronz, Wendell G. Freeland and Richard F. Kronz
MajorityApr 21, 1992 · October Term 1991
James Gomez and Daniel Vasquez v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, et al.