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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)

MajorityFeb 21, 2001 · October Term 2000
Buckman Company v. Plaintiffs' Legal Committee
MajorityFeb 21, 2001 · October Term 2000
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, et Al., v. Patricia Garrett, et al.
DissentFeb 20, 2001 · October Term 2000
Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 2001 · October Term 2000
Director of Revenue of Missouri v. Cobank Acb, As Successor To the National Bank of Cooperatives
MajorityFeb 20, 2001 · October Term 2000
Illinois v. Charles McArthur
MajorityJan 17, 2001 · October Term 2000
Mark Seling, Superintendent, Special Commitment Center v. Andre Brigham Young
MajorityJan 17, 2001 · October Term 2000
City News and Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha
MajorityJan 17, 2001 · October Term 2000
District of Columbia, et Al., v. Tri County Industries, Inc.
DissentJan 10, 2001 · October Term 2000
Christopher A. Lopez v. Randy J. Davis, Warden, et al.
MajorityJan 9, 2001 · October Term 2000
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al.
MajorityJan 9, 2001 · October Term 2000
Paul L. Glover v. United States
MajorityJan 9, 2001 · October Term 2000
David A. Gitlitz, et Ux., et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityJan 9, 2001 · October Term 2000
William Fiore v. Gregory White, Warden, et al.
MajorityDec 12, 2000 · October Term 2000
George W. Bush and Richard Cheney v. Albert Gore, Jr., et al.
MajorityDec 11, 2000 · October Term 2000
Green Tree Financial Corp.-Alabama and Green Tree Financial Corporation v. Larketta Randolph
MajorityDec 4, 2000 · October Term 2000
George W. Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board, et al.
DissentNov 28, 2000 · October Term 2000
City of Indianapolis, et al. v. James Edmond et al.
MajorityNov 28, 2000 · October Term 2000
Eastern Associated Coal Corporation v. United Mine Workers of America, District 17, et al.
MajorityNov 27, 2000 · October Term 2000
Darryl Sinkfield, et al. v. Peggy C. Kelley, et al.
MajorityNov 7, 2000 · October Term 2000
Christopher Artuz, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility v. Tony Bruce Bennett
MajorityNov 7, 2000 · October Term 2000
Carl W. Cleveland v. United States
MajorityOct 10, 2000 · October Term 2000
State of Arizona v. State of California, et al.
MajorityJun 29, 2000 · October Term 1999
United States of America v. State of Alaska
MajorityJun 28, 2000 · October Term 1999
Boy Scouts of America and Monmouth Council, et al. v. James Dale
MajorityJun 28, 2000 · October Term 1999
Leila Jeanne Hill, Audrey Himmelmann, and Everitt W. Simpson, Jr. v. Colorado, et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2000 · October Term 1999
Guy Mitchell, et al. v. Mary L. Helms, et al.
DissentJun 28, 2000 · October Term 1999
Don Stenberg, Attorney General of Nebraska, et al. v. Leroy Carhart
MajorityJun 26, 2000 · October Term 1999
Charles Thomas Dickerson v. United States
DissentJun 26, 2000 · October Term 1999
Charles C. Apprendi, Jr. v. New Jersey
MajorityJun 26, 2000 · October Term 1999
California Democratic Party, et al. v. Bill Jones, Secretary of State of California, et al.
MajorityJun 26, 2000 · October Term 1999
Mobil Oil Exploration and Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United States
DissentJun 19, 2000 · October Term 1999
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe, Individually and As Next Friend for Her Minor Children, Jane and John Doe, et al.
MajorityJun 19, 2000 · October Term 1999
Charles B. Miller, Superintendent, Pendleton Correctional Facility, et Al., v. Richard A. French, et al.
MajorityJun 19, 2000 · October Term 1999
Stephen P. Crosby, Secretary of Administration and Finance of Massachusetts, et Al., v. National Foreign Trade Council
DissentJun 19, 2000 · October Term 1999
State of Arizona v. State of California, et al.
MajorityJun 12, 2000 · October Term 1999
Roger Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.
MajorityJun 12, 2000 · October Term 1999
Bobby Lee Ramdass v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
MajorityJun 12, 2000 · October Term 1999
Lori Pegram, et al. v. Cynthia Herdrich
MajorityJun 12, 2000 · October Term 1999
Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Etc., et al. v. Salomon Smith Barney Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 12, 2000 · October Term 1999
Floyd J. Carter v. United States
DissentJun 5, 2000 · October Term 1999
United States v. Webster L. Hubbell
MajorityJun 5, 2000 · October Term 1999
Jenifer Troxel, et Vir v. Tommie Granville
DissentJun 5, 2000 · October Term 1999
Juatassa Sims v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security
MajorityJun 5, 2000 · October Term 1999
Jaime Castillo, et Al., v. United States
MajorityMay 30, 2000 · October Term 1999
Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company v. Union Planters Bank, N. A.
MajorityMay 30, 2000 · October Term 1999
Thomas E. Raleigh, Chapter 7 Trustee for the Estate of William J. Stoecker, v. Illinois Department of Revenue
MajorityMay 22, 2000 · October Term 1999
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States, Ex Rel., Jonathan Stevens
DissentMay 22, 2000 · October Term 1999
United States, et al. v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc.
MajorityMay 22, 2000 · October Term 1999
Dewey J. Jones v. United States
MajorityMay 22, 2000 · October Term 1999
Alexis Geier, et al. v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc., et al.