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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, 2002 · October Term 2001
Terry L. Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Robert Douglas Smith
MajorityJun 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. John Bass
MajorityJun 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Susan Tave Zelman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Ohio, et al. v. Doris Simmons-Harris et al.
DissentJun 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Larry Hope v. Mark Pelzer et al.
MajorityJun 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. v. Suzanne White, Chairperson, Minnesota Board of Judicial Standards, et al.
MajorityJun 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County, et al. v. Lindsay Earls et al.
MajorityJun 24, 2002 · October Term 2001
Be & K Construction Company v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
MajorityJun 24, 2002 · October Term 2001
William Joseph Harris v. United States
DissentJun 24, 2002 · October Term 2001
Timothy Stuart Ring v. Arizona
MajorityJun 24, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Angela Ruiz
MajorityJun 24, 2002 · October Term 2001
Kennedy D. Kirk v. Louisiana
MajorityJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Gonzaga University and Roberta S. League v. John Doe
DissentJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Daryl Renard Atkins v. Virginia
DissentJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Rush Prudential Hmo, Inc. v. Debra C. Moran et al.
MajorityJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Warren Christopher, Former Secretary of State, et al. v. Jennifer K. Harbury
MajorityJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
City of Columbus, et al. v. Ours Garage and Wrecker Service, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Utah, et al. v. Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce, et al.
DissentJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., et al. v. Village of Stratton et al.
MajorityJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
Kay Barnes, Etc., et al. v. Jeffrey Gorman
MajorityJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Christopher Drayton and Clifton Brown, Jr.
DissentJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
Tom L. Carey, Warden v. Tony Eugene Saffold
MajorityJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Fior D'italia, Inc.
MajorityJun 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
Martin Horn, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. v. George E. Banks
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Robert J. Devlin v. Robert A. Scardelletti et al.
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
David R. McKune, Warden, et al. v. Robert G. Lile
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Mario Echazabal
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Jpmorgan Chase Bank v. Traffic Stream (Bvi) Infrastructure Limited
DissentJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Abner Morgan, Jr.
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Franconia Associates, et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 3, 2002 · October Term 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Charles Zandford
MajorityJun 3, 2002 · October Term 2001
The Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gary Bradford Cone
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Festo Corporation v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd., et al.
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority et al.
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Gary E. Gisbrecht, Barbara A. Miller, and Nancy Sandine v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security
MajorityMay 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Leonard Cotton, Marquette Hall, Lamont Thomas, Matilda Hall, Jovan Powell, Jesus Hall, and Stanley Hall, Jr.
MajorityMay 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Verizon Md. Inc. v. Public Service Comm'n of Md.
DissentMay 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Alabama v. Lereed Shelton
MajorityMay 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Mathias v. Worldcom Techs.
MajorityMay 13, 2002 · October Term 2001
City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 13, 2002 · October Term 2001
Verizon Communications Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, et al.
MajorityMay 13, 2002 · October Term 2001
John Ashcroft, Attorney General v. American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
MajorityMay 13, 2002 · October Term 2001
Paul D. Lapides v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, et al.
DissentApr 29, 2002 · October Term 2001
Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Western States Medical Center et al.
MajorityApr 29, 2002 · October Term 2001
US Airways, Inc. v. Robert Barnett
DissentApr 23, 2002 · October Term 2001
Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc., et al. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency et al.
MajorityApr 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Sandra L. Craft
DissentApr 16, 2002 · October Term 2001
John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General, et al. v. the Free Speech Coalition et al.
MajorityApr 1, 2002 · October Term 2001
Wanda Adams, et al. v. Florida Power Corporation and Florida Progress Corporation
MajorityApr 1, 2002 · October Term 2001
Sao Paulo State of the Federative Republic of Brazil v. American Tobacco Co., Inc., et al.