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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 27, 1999 · October Term 1998
United States v. Sun-Diamond Growers of California
MajorityApr 21, 1999 · October Term 1998
United States v. Haggar Apparel Company
MajorityApr 20, 1999 · October Term 1998
Unum Life Insurance Company of America v. John E. Ward
MajorityApr 5, 1999 · October Term 1998
David Conn and Carol Najera v. Paul L. Gabbert
MajorityApr 5, 1999 · October Term 1998
Wyoming v. Sandra Houghton
DissentApr 5, 1999 · October Term 1998
Amanda Mitchell v. United States
DissentApr 5, 1999 · October Term 1998
Murphy Brothers, Inc. v. Michetti Pipe Stringing, Inc.
MajorityMar 30, 1999 · October Term 1998
United States v. Jacinto Rodriguez-Moreno
MajorityMar 29, 1999 · October Term 1998
Ronald Dean Lowe v. Marcus Pogue et al.
DissentMar 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Minnesota, et al. v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians et al.
DissentMar 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Nathaniel Jones v. United States
MajorityMar 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
Kumho Tire Company, Ltd., et al. v. Patrick Carmichael, Etc., et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
South Central Bell Telephone Company, et al. v. Alabama et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1999 · October Term 1998
Central State University v. American Association of University Professors, Central State University Chapter
MajorityMar 22, 1999 · October Term 1998
Vincent F. Rivera v. Florida Department of Corrections
MajorityMar 8, 1999 · October Term 1998
Barbara Schwarz v. National Security Agency et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company, et al. v. Delores Scott Sullivan et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F., a Minor By His Mother and Next Friend, Charlene F.
DissentMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 1309 v. Department of the Interior et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
The Federal Republic of Germany et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
Terry Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Walter Lagrand
MajorityMar 2, 1999 · October Term 1998
Francois Holloway, Aka Abdu Ali v. United States
MajorityMar 2, 1999 · October Term 1998
Manuel Dejesus Peguero v. United States
MajorityMar 2, 1999 · October Term 1998
Arizona Department of Revenue v. Blaze Construction Company, Inc.
MajorityFeb 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al. v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
Your Home Visiting Nurse Services, Inc. v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services
MajorityFeb 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
National Collegiate Athletic Association v. R. M. Smith
MajorityJan 25, 1999 · October Term 1998
Department of Commerce, et al. v. United States House of Representatives et al.
ConcurrenceJan 25, 1999 · October Term 1998
AT&T Corporation, et al. v. Iowa Utilities Board et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1999 · October Term 1998
Hughes Aircraft Company, et al. v. Stanley I. Jacobson et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1999 · October Term 1998
Department of the Army v. Blue Fox, Inc.
ConcurrenceJan 20, 1999 · October Term 1998
Vicky M. Lopez, et al. v. Monterey County et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1999 · October Term 1998
Humana Inc., et al. v. Mary Forsyth et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1999 · October Term 1998
City of West Covina v. Lawrence Perkins et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1999 · October Term 1998
Jane M. Roberts, Guardian for Wanda Y. Johnson v. Galen of Virginia, Inc., Formerly Dba Humana Hospital University of Louisville, Dba University of Louisville Hospital
MajorityJan 12, 1999 · October Term 1998
El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd. v. Tsui Yuan Tseng
DissentJan 12, 1999 · October Term 1998
Victoria Buckley, Secretary of State of Colorado v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1999 · October Term 1998
In Re Michael Kennedy
MajorityDec 14, 1998 · October Term 1998
Michael A. Haddle v. Jeanette G. Garrison, et al.
MajorityDec 14, 1998 · October Term 1998
Nynex Corporation, et al. v. Discon, Incorporated
MajorityDec 14, 1998 · October Term 1998
Arthur Calderon, Warden v. Russell Coleman
MajorityDec 8, 1998 · October Term 1998
Patrick Knowles v. Iowa
MajorityDec 8, 1998 · October Term 1998
Sylvester Mosley v. United States
MajorityDec 1, 1998 · October Term 1998
Minnesota v. Wayne Thomas Carter
MajorityNov 16, 1998 · October Term 1998
Ceasar Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corporation et al.
MajorityNov 10, 1998 · October Term 1998
Wayne K. Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc.
MajorityNov 3, 1998 · October Term 1998
Naomi Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1998 · October Term 1997
Beth Ann Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
MajorityMay 15, 1998 · October Term 1997
Lewis v. Brunswick Corp.
MajorityMar 23, 1998 · October Term 1997
Caterpillar Inc. v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America