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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)

DissentFeb 22, 1995 · October Term 1994
United States, et al. v. National Treasury Employees Union et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1995 · October Term 1994
Louise Harris v. Alabama
MajorityFeb 22, 1995 · October Term 1994
Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1995 · October Term 1994
Eloise Anderson, Director, California Department of Social Services, et al. v. Deshawn Green, Debby Venturella and Diana P. Bertollt, Etc.
MajorityFeb 21, 1995 · October Term 1994
Michael A. Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation
MajorityFeb 21, 1995 · October Term 1994
Milwaukee Brewery Workers' Pension Plan v. Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company and Stroh Brewery Company
DissentFeb 21, 1995 · October Term 1994
Robert O'neal v. Fred McAninch, Warden
DissentJan 23, 1995 · October Term 1994
Lloyd Schlup v. Paul K. Delo, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center
MajorityJan 23, 1995 · October Term 1994
Christine McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Company
MajorityJan 23, 1995 · October Term 1994
William Duncan, Warden v. Robert E. Henry
MajorityJan 19, 1995 · October Term 1994
Nationsbank of North Carolina, N. A., et al. v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. et al.
MajorityJan 18, 1995 · October Term 1994
Asgrow Seed Company v. Denny Winterboer and Becky Winterboer, Dba Deebees
MajorityJan 18, 1995 · October Term 1994
United States v. Gary Mezzanatto
MajorityJan 18, 1995 · October Term 1994
American Airlines, Inc. v. Myron Wolens et al.
MajorityJan 18, 1995 · October Term 1994
Allied-Bruce Terminix Companies, Inc., and Terminix International Company v. G. Michael Dobson et al.
MajorityJan 10, 1995 · October Term 1994
Interstate Commerce Commission v. Transcon Lines, et al.
DissentJan 10, 1995 · October Term 1994
Matthew Wayne Tome v. United States
MajorityDec 12, 1994 · October Term 1994
Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Fred P. Gardner
MajorityDec 12, 1994 · October Term 1994
Nebraska Department of Revenue v. John Loewenstein
MajorityDec 6, 1994 · October Term 1994
Federal Election Commission v. Nra Political Victory Fund et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1994 · October Term 1994
Charles J. Reich v. Marcus E. Collins, Revenue Commissioner of Georgia, et al.
MajorityNov 29, 1994 · October Term 1994
United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc., et al.
DissentNov 14, 1994 · October Term 1994
Albert Hess and Charles F. Walsh v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation
MajorityNov 8, 1994 · October Term 1994
U. S. Bancorp Mortgage Company v. Bonner Mall Partnership
MajorityNov 1, 1994 · October Term 1994
United States v. Reshat Shabani
MajorityOct 31, 1994 · October Term 1994
Anthony S. Austin v. United States
MajorityOct 11, 1994 · October Term 1994
In Re Fred Whitaker
MajorityJun 30, 1994 · October Term 1993
Judy Madsen, et al. v. Women's Health Center, Inc., et al.
ConcurrenceJun 30, 1994 · October Term 1993
International Union, United Mine Workers of America, et al. v. John L. Bagwell et al.
DissentJun 30, 1994 · October Term 1993
Frank B. McFarland v. Wayne Scott, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
MajorityJun 30, 1994 · October Term 1993
Jackie Holder, Etc., et al. v. E. K. Hall, Sr., et al.
MajorityJun 30, 1994 · October Term 1993
Paul Palalaua Tuilaepa v. California
MajorityJun 30, 1994 · October Term 1993
Bolley Johnson, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, et al. v. Miguel De Grandy et al.
ConcurrenceJun 27, 1994 · October Term 1993
Fredel Williamson v. United States
MajorityJun 27, 1994 · October Term 1993
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
DissentJun 27, 1994 · October Term 1993
Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Louis Grumet et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1994 · October Term 1993
Florence Dolan v. City of Tigard
DissentJun 24, 1994 · October Term 1993
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., et al. v. Karl L. Oberg
MajorityJun 24, 1994 · October Term 1993
Robert L. Davis v. United States
MajorityJun 24, 1994 · October Term 1993
Roy Heck v. James Humphrey et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1994 · October Term 1993
Thomas Jefferson University, Dba Thomas Jefferson University Hospital v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services
MajorityJun 24, 1994 · October Term 1993
Consolidated Rail Corporation v. James E. Gottshall
MajorityJun 24, 1994 · October Term 1993
Terry Lee Shannon v. United States
MajorityJun 20, 1994 · October Term 1993
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Grant T. Norris
MajorityJun 20, 1994 · October Term 1993
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor v. Greenwich Collieries
MajorityJun 20, 1994 · October Term 1993
Barclays Bank Plc v. Franchise Tax Board of California
MajorityJun 20, 1994 · October Term 1993
Orrin S. Reed v. Robert Farley, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 17, 1994 · October Term 1993
Jonathan Dale Simmons v. South Carolina
DissentJun 17, 1994 · October Term 1993
West Lynn Creamery, Inc., et al. v. Jonathan Healy, Commissioner of Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture
MajorityJun 17, 1994 · October Term 1993
McI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company