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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 23, 1994 · October Term 1993
Paul Caspari, Superintendent, Missouri Eastern Correctional Center et al. v. Christopher Bohlen
MajorityFeb 23, 1994 · October Term 1993
Robert Hagen v. Utah
MajorityJan 24, 1994 · October Term 1993
National Organization for Women, Inc., Etc., et al. v. Joseph Scheidler et al.
MajorityJan 24, 1994 · October Term 1993
Kevin Albright v. Roger Oliver, Etc., et al.
MajorityJan 24, 1994 · October Term 1993
Abf Freight System, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityJan 24, 1994 · October Term 1993
Department of Revenue of Oregon v. Acf Industries, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 24, 1994 · October Term 1993
Northwest Airlines, Inc., et al. v. County of Kent, Michigan, et al.
MajorityJan 19, 1994 · October Term 1993
Eric J. Weiss v. United States
MajorityJan 19, 1994 · October Term 1993
Thunder Basin Coal Company v. Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor, et al.
MajorityJan 19, 1994 · October Term 1993
Thomas Schiro v. Robert Farley, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison, et al.
DissentJan 11, 1994 · October Term 1993
Waldemar Ratzlaf and Loretta Ratzlaf v. United States
MajorityJan 10, 1994 · October Term 1993
Jimmie Burden, Jr. v. Walter Zant, Warden
DissentDec 13, 1993 · October Term 1993
United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property et al.
MajorityDec 13, 1993 · October Term 1993
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Harris Trust and Savings Bank, As Trustee of the Sperry Master Retirement Trust No. 2
MajorityDec 13, 1993 · October Term 1993
Tennessee v. Donald Ray Middlebrooks
MajorityDec 13, 1993 · October Term 1993
State of Oklahoma and State of Texas v. New Mexico
MajorityNov 30, 1993 · October Term 1993
Izumi Seimitsu Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha v. U. S. Philips Corporation, et al.
MajorityNov 30, 1993 · October Term 1993
Michael J. Cavanaugh, Executive Director, South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, et al. v. Gary Lee Roller
MajorityNov 9, 1993 · October Term 1993
Florence County School District Four, et al. v. Shannon Carter, a Minor By and Through Her Father, and Next Friend, Emory D. Carter
MajorityNov 9, 1993 · October Term 1993
Teresa Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.
MajorityOct 12, 1993 · October Term 1993
Roy A. Day v. Donald P. Day
MajorityOct 12, 1993 · October Term 1993
In Re George Sassower
MajorityJul 21, 1993 · October Term 1992
Paul Delo, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Walter J. Blair
MajorityJun 28, 1993 · October Term 1992
Ferris J. Alexander, Sr. v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 28, 1993 · October Term 1992
William Daubert, et Ux., Etc., et al. v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ConcurrenceJun 28, 1993 · October Term 1992
Richard Lyle Austin v. United States
MajorityJun 28, 1993 · October Term 1992
Ruth O. Shaw, et al. v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al.
DissentJun 28, 1993 · October Term 1992
United States v. Alvin J. Dixon and Michael Foster
MajorityJun 28, 1993 · October Term 1992
Hartford Fire Insurance Co., et al. v. California et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1993 · October Term 1992
United States and Federal Communications Commission v. Edge Broadcasting Company T/a Power 94
MajorityJun 25, 1993 · October Term 1992
Txo Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp., et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1993 · October Term 1992
St. Mary's Honor Center, et al. v. Melvin Hicks
DissentJun 24, 1993 · October Term 1992
Stephen Buckley v. Michael Fitzsimmons et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1993 · October Term 1992
Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Richard H. Schaefer
MajorityJun 24, 1993 · October Term 1992
Leonard Heller, Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources v. Samuel Doe, By His Mother and Next Friend, Mary Doe, et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1993 · October Term 1992
Dorsie Lee Johnson, Jr. v. Texas
MajorityJun 24, 1993 · October Term 1992
Salvador Godinez, Warden v. Richard Allan Moran
MajorityJun 21, 1993 · October Term 1992
R. Gordon Darby, et al. v. Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1993 · October Term 1992
Chris Sale, Acting Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, et al. v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1993 · October Term 1992
Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
MajorityJun 18, 1993 · October Term 1992
Larry Zobrest, et Ux., et al. v. Catalina Foothills School District
MajorityJun 18, 1993 · October Term 1992
Donald L. Helling, et al. v. William McKinney
MajorityJun 18, 1993 · October Term 1992
Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al. v. Catholic Social Services, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 18, 1993 · October Term 1992
Henry Harper, et al. v. Virginia Department of Taxation
MajorityJun 14, 1993 · October Term 1992
Local 144 Nursing Home Pension Fund, et al. v. Nicholas Demisay et al.
MajorityJun 14, 1993 · October Term 1992
Concrete Pipe and Products of California, Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern California
MajorityJun 14, 1993 · October Term 1992
Northeastern Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Jacksonville, Florida, et al.
MajorityJun 14, 1993 · October Term 1992
South Dakota v. Gregg Bourland, Etc., et al.
ConcurrenceJun 11, 1993 · October Term 1992
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. and Ernesto Pichardo v. City of Hialeah
MajorityApr 12, 1993 · October Term 1992
Granite State INS. Co. v. Tandy Corp.