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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, 2002 · October Term 2001
Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityMar 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Walter Mickens, Jr. v. John Taylor, Warden
MajorityMar 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Cleveland B. Walton
MajorityMar 26, 2002 · October Term 2001
Department of Housing and Urban Development v. Pearlie Rucker et al.
MajorityMar 19, 2002 · October Term 2001
Tracy Ragsdale, et al. v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
MajorityMar 19, 2002 · October Term 2001
Leonard Edelman v. Lynchburg College
MajorityMar 4, 2002 · October Term 2001
New York et al. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission et al.
MajorityMar 4, 2002 · October Term 2001
Cornelius P. Young, et Ux. v. United States
MajorityMar 4, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Alphonso Vonn
MajorityFeb 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Lance Raygor and James Goodchild v. Regents of the University of Minnesota, et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 2002 · October Term 2001
Akos Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.
MajorityFeb 26, 2002 · October Term 2001
Correction Officer Porter, et al. v. Ronald Nussle
MajorityFeb 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services v. Irene Blumer
MajorityFeb 19, 2002 · October Term 2001
Owasso Independent School District No. I-011, Aka Owasso Public Schools, et al. v. Kristja J. Falvo, Parent and Next Friend of Her Minor Children, Elizabeth Pletan, Philip Pletan, and Erica Pletan
MajorityFeb 19, 2002 · October Term 2001
Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Sigmon Coal Company, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 22, 2002 · October Term 2001
Remon Lee v. Mike Kemna, Superintendent, Crossroads Correctional Center
MajorityJan 22, 2002 · October Term 2001
Kansas v. Michael T. Crane
MajorityJan 16, 2002 · October Term 2001
National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Inc. v. Gulf Power Company et al.
MajorityJan 15, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Ralph Arvizu
DissentJan 15, 2002 · October Term 2001
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waffle House, Inc.
MajorityJan 15, 2002 · October Term 2001
Caren Cronk Thomas and Windy City Hemp Development Board v. Chicago Park District
MajorityJan 9, 2002 · October Term 2001
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor v. Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc.
DissentJan 9, 2002 · October Term 2001
William Arthur Kelly v. South Carolina
MajorityJan 8, 2002 · October Term 2001
Larry Dean Dusenbery v. United States
MajorityJan 8, 2002 · October Term 2001
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Ella Williams
MajorityJan 8, 2002 · October Term 2001
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, et al. v. Janette Knudson and Eric Knudson
MajorityDec 12, 2001 · October Term 2001
Terry L. Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Robert Douglas Smith
MajorityDec 10, 2001 · October Term 2001
United States v. Mark James Knights
MajorityDec 10, 2001 · October Term 2001
J. E. M. Ag Supply, Inc., Dba Farm Advantage, Inc., et al. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
MajorityNov 27, 2001 · October Term 2001
Correctional Services Corporation v. John E. Malesko
MajorityNov 27, 2001 · October Term 2001
Chickasaw Nation v. United States
MajorityNov 27, 2001 · October Term 2001
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary of Transportation, et al.
MajorityNov 13, 2001 · October Term 2001
United States Postal Service v. Maria A. Gregory
MajorityNov 13, 2001 · October Term 2001
Trw Inc. v. Adelaide Andrews
MajorityNov 13, 2001 · October Term 2001
State of Nebraska v. States of Wyoming and Colorado
MajorityJun 28, 2001 · October Term 2000
Lorillard Tobacco Company, et al. v. Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2001 · October Term 2000
Anthony Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2001 · October Term 2000
Melvin Tyler v. Burl Cain, Warden
DissentJun 28, 2001 · October Term 2000
Kestutis Zadvydas v. Christine G. Davis and Immigration and Naturalization Service
DissentJun 25, 2001 · October Term 2000
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Enrico St. Cyr
DissentJun 25, 2001 · October Term 2000
Deboris Calcano-Martinez, et al. v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityJun 25, 2001 · October Term 2000
Nevada, et al. v. Floyd Hicks, et al.
MajorityJun 25, 2001 · October Term 2000
United States and Department of Agriculture v. United Foods, Inc.
DissentJun 25, 2001 · October Term 2000
Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee
MajorityJun 25, 2001 · October Term 2000
New York Times Company, Inc., et al. v. Jonathan Tasini, et al.
MajorityJun 18, 2001 · October Term 2000
George Duncan, Superintendent, Great Meadow Correctional Facility v. Sherman Walker
MajorityJun 18, 2001 · October Term 2000
Donald Saucier v. Elliot M. Katz and in Defense of Animals
MajorityJun 18, 2001 · October Term 2000
United States v. Mead Corporation
DissentJun 18, 2001 · October Term 2000
Idaho v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 11, 2001 · October Term 2000
Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. Don King, et al.