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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)

MajorityApr 14, 1998 · October Term 1997
Angel Francisco Breard v. Fred W. Greene, Warden
MajorityMar 31, 1998 · October Term 1997
Texas v. United States et al.
MajorityMar 31, 1998 · October Term 1997
United States v. Edward G. Scheffer
MajorityMar 31, 1998 · October Term 1997
C. Elvin Feltner, Jr. v. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc.
MajorityMar 31, 1998 · October Term 1997
United States v. United States Shoe Corporation
MajorityMar 25, 1998 · October Term 1997
Ohio Adult Parole Authority, et al. v. Eugene Woodard
MajorityMar 24, 1998 · October Term 1997
Edward S. Cohen v. Hilda De La Cruz et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1998 · October Term 1997
Hugo Roman Almendarez-Torres v. United States
MajorityMar 23, 1998 · October Term 1997
Janice E. Hetzel v. Prince William County, Virginia, and Charlie T. Deane
MajorityMar 9, 1998 · October Term 1997
Quality King Distributors, Inc. v. L'anza Research International, Inc.
MajorityMar 9, 1998 · October Term 1997
Debra Faye Lewis v. United States
DissentMar 9, 1998 · October Term 1997
Kevin D. Gray v. Maryland
MajorityMar 9, 1998 · October Term 1997
Glendora v. John Porzio, et al.
MajorityMar 4, 1998 · October Term 1997
United States v. Hernan Ramirez
MajorityMar 4, 1998 · October Term 1997
Joseph Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Incorporated, et al.
MajorityMar 4, 1998 · October Term 1997
Steel Company, Aka Chicago Steel and Pickling Company v. Citizens for a Better Environment
MajorityMar 3, 1998 · October Term 1997
Randy G. Spencer v. Mike Kemna, Superintendent, Western Missouri Correctional Center, et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1998 · October Term 1997
Lexecon Inc. et al. v. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1998 · October Term 1997
Daniel Bogan and Marilyn Roderick v. Janet Scott-Harris
MajorityMar 3, 1998 · October Term 1997
Margaret Kawaauhau, et Vir v. Paul W. Geiger
MajorityFeb 25, 1998 · October Term 1997
National Credit Union Administration v. First National Bank & Trust Co. et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1998 · October Term 1997
Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1998 · October Term 1997
Regions Hospital v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services
MajorityFeb 24, 1998 · October Term 1997
Mary Anna Rivet, et al. v. Regions Bank of Louisiana et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1998 · October Term 1997
Newsweek, Inc. v. Florida Department of Revenue et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1998 · October Term 1997
Lorenzo Arteaga v. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
MajorityJan 26, 1998 · October Term 1997
South Dakota v. Yankton Sioux Tribe et al.
ConcurrenceJan 26, 1998 · October Term 1997
Allentown Mack Sales and Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityJan 26, 1998 · October Term 1997
James Brogan v. United States
DissentJan 26, 1998 · October Term 1997
Dolores M. Oubre v. Entergy Operations, Inc.
MajorityJan 21, 1998 · October Term 1997
Janice R. Lachance, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management v. Lester E. Erickson, Jr., et al.
MajorityJan 21, 1998 · October Term 1997
Douglas McArthur Buchanan, Jr. v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections, et al.
DissentJan 21, 1998 · October Term 1997
Christopher H. Lunding, et Ux. v. New York Tax Appeals Tribunal et al.
DissentJan 14, 1998 · October Term 1997
George G. Rogers v. United States
MajorityJan 13, 1998 · October Term 1997
Fidelity Financial Services, Inc. v. Richard v. Fink, Trustee
MajorityJan 13, 1998 · October Term 1997
Kenneth Lee Baker and Steven Robert Baker, By His Next Friend, Melissa Thomas v. General Motors Corporation
MajorityDec 15, 1997 · October Term 1997
General Electric Company, et al. v. Robert K. Joiner et Ux.
MajorityDec 15, 1997 · October Term 1997
City of Chicago, et al. v. International College of Surgeons et al.
MajorityDec 15, 1997 · October Term 1997
Bay Area Laundry and Dry Cleaning Pension Trust Fund v. Ferbar Corporation of California, Inc., and Stephen Barnes
MajorityDec 10, 1997 · October Term 1997
John Hudson, Larry Baresel, and Jack Butler Rackley v. United States
MajorityDec 10, 1997 · October Term 1997
Lynne Kalina v. Rodney Fletcher
MajorityDec 9, 1997 · October Term 1997
Melvin Jefferson, Individually and As Administrator of the Estate of Alberta K. Jefferson, Deceased, et al. v. City of Tarrant, Alabama
MajorityDec 9, 1997 · October Term 1997
Richard F. Trest v. Burl Cain, Warden
MajorityDec 2, 1997 · October Term 1997
Mario Salinas v. United States
MajorityDec 2, 1997 · October Term 1997
Murphy J. Foster, Jr., Governor of Louisiana, et al. v. G. Scott Love, Paul S. Bergeron, Kathleen B. Balhoff, and Bennie Baker-Bourgeois
MajorityNov 17, 1997 · October Term 1997
City of Monroe, et al. v. United States
MajorityNov 4, 1997 · October Term 1997
State Oil Company v. Barkat U. Khan and Khan & Associates, Inc.
MajorityNov 4, 1997 · October Term 1997
Garrit Bates v. United States
MajorityOct 20, 1997 · October Term 1997
Carson Lynn Brown v. R. Williams et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1997 · October Term 1996
William R. Pounders, Judge, Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County v. Penelope Watson