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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 28, 1996 · October Term 1995
Ellis Wayne Felker v. Tony Turpin, Warden
DissentJun 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
Medtronic, Inc. v. Lora Lohr et Vir
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Virginia et al.
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee and Douglas Jones, Treasurer v. Federal Election Commission
MajorityJun 24, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Guy Jerome Ursery
MajorityJun 24, 1996 · October Term 1995
Ray A. Lewis v. United States
MajorityJun 24, 1996 · October Term 1995
Samuel A. Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Fletcher Casey, Jr., et al.
DissentJun 24, 1996 · October Term 1995
William Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.
MajorityJun 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Coleman Wayne Gray v. J. D. Netherland, Warden
MajorityJun 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
James Griffin Lane v. Federico F. Pena, Secretary of Transportation, et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Reorganized Cf&i Fabricators of Utah, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Antony Brown, et al. v. Pro Football, Inc., Dba Washington Redskins, et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1996 · October Term 1995
Juan Melendez v. United States
MajorityJun 17, 1996 · October Term 1995
Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, et Al., v. Jane L., et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1996 · October Term 1995
Arthur Calderon, Warden v. Charles Edward Moore, Jr.
MajorityJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
Ruth O. Shaw, et al. v. James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, et al.
MajorityJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, et al. v. Al Vera et al.
DissentJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
Carrie Jaffee, Special Administrator for Ricky Allen, Sr., Deceased v. Mary Lu Redmond et al.
MajorityJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
Montana v. James Allen Egelhoff
MajorityJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
Stacey C. Koon v. United States
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
Jason Richards, et al. v. Jefferson County, Alabama, et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
Michael A. Whren and James L. Brown v. United States
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
Brian J. Degen v. United States
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
Exxon Company, U. S. A., et al. v. Sofec, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. International Business Machines Corporation
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
Lockheed Corporation, et al. v. Paul L. Spink
MajorityJun 3, 1996 · October Term 1995
Charles Quackenbush, California Insurance Commissioner, et al. v. Allstate Insurance Company
MajorityJun 3, 1996 · October Term 1995
Barbara Smiley v. Citibank (South Dakota), N. A.
MajorityJun 3, 1996 · October Term 1995
Dwight J. Loving v. United States
MajorityJun 3, 1996 · October Term 1995
Auciello Iron Works, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityMay 28, 1996 · October Term 1995
Saul Ornelas and Ismael Ornelas-Ledesma v. United States
DissentMay 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Bmw of North America, Inc. v. Ira Gore, Jr.
DissentMay 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, et al. v. Richard G. Evans et al.
DissentMay 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Lloyd Henderson v. United States
MajorityMay 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Doctor's Associates, Inc. and Nick Lombardi v. Paul Casarotto et Ux.
MajorityMay 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Christopher Lee Armstrong et al.
ConcurrenceMay 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
44 Liquormart, Inc. and Peoples Super Liquor Stores, Inc. v. Rhode Island and Rhode Island Liquor Stores Association
MajorityMay 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Thomas R. Noland, Trustee for Debtor First Truck Lines, Inc.
MajorityMay 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 751 v. Brown Group, Inc., Dba Brown Shoe Company
MajorityApr 29, 1996 · October Term 1995
Charles Carlisle v. United States
MajorityApr 23, 1996 · October Term 1995
Herbert Markman and Positek, Inc. v. Westview Instruments, Inc. and Althon Enterprises, Inc.
DissentApr 23, 1996 · October Term 1995
Holly Farms Corporation et al. v. National Labor Relations Labor Board et al.
MajorityApr 16, 1996 · October Term 1995
Byron Keith Cooper v. Oklahoma
MajorityApr 9, 1996 · October Term 1995
Michael Bowersox, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Doyle J. Williams
MajorityApr 1, 1996 · October Term 1995
James O'connor v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corporation
DissentApr 1, 1996 · October Term 1995
Larry Grant Lonchar v. Albert G. Thomas, Warden
MajorityApr 1, 1996 · October Term 1995
Liang-Houh Shieh v. Edward Kakita et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1996 · October Term 1995
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida et al.
DissentMar 27, 1996 · October Term 1995
Fortis Morse, Kenneth Curtis Bartholomew and Kimberly J. Enderson v. Republican Party of Virginia et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1996 · October Term 1995
Tommy L. Rutledge v. United States