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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)

MajorityMar 27, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States, Federal Communications Commission and Janet Reno, Attorney General v. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia et al.
MajorityMar 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
Barnett Bank of Marion County, N. A. v. Bill Nelson, Florida Insurance Commissioner, et al.
MajorityMar 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Wisconsin v. City of New York et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1996 · October Term 1995
Alan Meghrig, et al. v. Kfc Western, Inc.
MajorityMar 19, 1996 · October Term 1995
Varity Corporation v. Charles Howe et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1996 · October Term 1995
Thomas Dalton, Director, Arkansas Department of Human Services et al. v. Little Rock Family Planning Services et al.
MajorityMar 4, 1996 · October Term 1995
Hercules Incorporated, et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 4, 1996 · October Term 1995
Tina B. Bennis v. Michigan
MajorityFeb 27, 1996 · October Term 1995
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., et al. v. Lawrence Epstein, et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1996 · October Term 1995
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Hiles
MajorityFeb 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
Sylvester Jones v. Abc-Tv et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States of America v. State of Maine et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 1996 · October Term 1995
John W. Behrens v. Robert J. Pelletier
ConcurrenceFeb 21, 1996 · October Term 1995
Fulton Corporation v. Janice H. Faulkner, Secretary of Revenue of North Carolina
MajorityFeb 21, 1996 · October Term 1995
D. Grant Peacock v. Jack L. Thomas
MajorityJan 22, 1996 · October Term 1995
Meirl Gilbert Neal v. United States
MajorityJan 22, 1996 · October Term 1995
Robert Attwood v. Harry K. Singletary, Jr., Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
MajorityJan 17, 1996 · October Term 1995
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Robert F. Lundy
MajorityJan 17, 1996 · October Term 1995
Bank One Chicago, N. A. v. Midwest Bank & Trust Company
MajorityJan 16, 1996 · October Term 1995
Marjorie Zicherman, Etc., et al. v. Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.
MajorityJan 9, 1996 · October Term 1995
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U. S. A., et al. v. Lucien B. Calhoun, et Al., Individually and As Administrators of the Estate of Calhoun, Deceased
MajorityJan 8, 1996 · October Term 1995
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, et al. v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, et al.
ConcurrenceJan 8, 1996 · October Term 1995
Alexis Lawrence, Guardian and Next Friend on Behalf of Kemmerlyn D. Lawrence, a Minor v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security
DissentJan 8, 1996 · October Term 1995
Anthony Leo Stutson v. United States
MajorityDec 6, 1995 · October Term 1995
Roland J. Bailey v. United States
MajorityDec 5, 1995 · October Term 1995
Things Remembered, Inc. v. Anthony A. Petrarca
MajorityDec 4, 1995 · October Term 1995
State of Louisiana v. State of Mississippi et al.
DissentNov 29, 1995 · October Term 1995
Carl Thompson v. Patrick Keohane, Warden, et al.
MajorityNov 28, 1995 · October Term 1995
William Field and Norinne Field v. Philip W. Mans
MajorityNov 28, 1995 · October Term 1995
National Labor Relations Board v. Town & Country Electric, Inc., and Ameristaff Personnel Contractors, Ltd.
MajorityNov 7, 1995 · October Term 1995
Joseph Libretti v. United States
MajorityOct 31, 1995 · October Term 1995
Citizens Bank of Maryland v. David Strumpf
MajorityOct 31, 1995 · October Term 1995
Louisiana v. Mississippi et al.
MajorityOct 30, 1995 · October Term 1995
Lem Davis Tuggle, Jr. v. J. D. Netherland, Warden
MajorityOct 10, 1995 · October Term 1995
Tana Wood, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary v. Dwayne Earl Bartholomew
MajoritySep 14, 1995 · October Term 1994
J. D. Netherland, Warden v. Lem Davis Tuggle
DissentJun 29, 1995 · October Term 1994
Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Oregon et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1995 · October Term 1994
United States v. Hays et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1995 · October Term 1994
Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, et al. v. Vincent J. Pinette, Donnie A. Carr and Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
MajorityJun 29, 1995 · October Term 1994
Ronald W. Rosenberger, et al. v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1995 · October Term 1994
Zell Miller, et al. v. Davida Johnson et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1995 · October Term 1994
Vernonia School District 47j v. Wayne Acton, et Ux., Etc.
MajorityJun 21, 1995 · October Term 1994
United States v. Robert P. Aguilar
MajorityJun 21, 1995 · October Term 1994
Florida Bar v. Went for It, Inc., and John T. Blakely
MajorityJun 19, 1995 · October Term 1994
Cinda Sandin, Unit Team Manager, Halawa Correctional Facility v. Demont R. D. Conner et al.
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1995 · October Term 1994
United States v. Michael E. Gaudin
MajorityJun 19, 1995 · October Term 1994
Vimar Seguros Y Reaseguros, S. A. v. M/v Sky Reefer, Her Engines, Etc., et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1995 · October Term 1994
John J. Hurley and South Boston Allied War Veterans Council v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston, Etc., et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1995 · October Term 1994
National Private Truck Council, Inc., et al. v. Oklahoma Tax Commission et al.
MajorityJun 14, 1995 · October Term 1994
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Chickasaw Nation