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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 23, 2004 · October Term 2003
Illinois v. Gregory Fisher
MajorityJan 26, 2004 · October Term 2003
John J. Fellers v. United States
MajorityJan 26, 2004 · October Term 2003
John M. Lamie v. United States Trustee
DissentJan 21, 2004 · October Term 2003
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation v. Environmental Protection Agency et al.
MajorityJan 14, 2004 · October Term 2003
Linda Frew, on Behalf of Her Daughter, Carla Frew, et al. v. Albert Hawkins, Commissioner, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, et al.
MajorityJan 14, 2004 · October Term 2003
Andrew J. Kontrick v. Robert A. Ryan
MajorityJan 13, 2004 · October Term 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Charles E. Edwards
MajorityJan 13, 2004 · October Term 2003
Verizon Communications Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis v. Trinko, LLP
MajorityJan 13, 2004 · October Term 2003
Illinois v. Robert S. Lidster
MajorityDec 15, 2003 · October Term 2003
Maryland v. Joseph Jermaine Pringle
MajorityDec 15, 2003 · October Term 2003
Hernan O'ryan Castro v. United States
DissentDec 10, 2003 · October Term 2003
Mitch McConnell, United States Senator, et al. v. Federal Election Commission, et al.
MajorityDec 2, 2003 · October Term 2003
United States v. Lashawn Lowell Banks
MajorityDec 2, 2003 · October Term 2003
Raytheon Company v. Joel Hernandez
MajorityNov 12, 2003 · October Term 2003
Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Pauline Thomas
MajorityNov 3, 2003 · October Term 2003
Betty Mitchell, Warden v. Gregory Esparza
MajorityOct 20, 2003 · October Term 2003
Michael Yarborough, Warden, et Al.'s v. Lionel E. Gentry
MajorityJun 26, 2003 · October Term 2002
Georgia v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General, et al.
MajorityJun 26, 2003 · October Term 2002
Kevin Wiggins v. Sewall Smith, Warden, et al.
DissentJun 26, 2003 · October Term 2002
John Geddes Lawrence and Tyron Garner v. Texas
DissentJun 26, 2003 · October Term 2002
Marion Reynolds Stogner v. California
MajorityJun 26, 2003 · October Term 2002
Nike, Inc., et al. v. Marc Kasky
MajorityJun 23, 2003 · October Term 2002
United States, et al. v. American Library Association, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 23, 2003 · October Term 2002
Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher v. Lee Bollinger et al.
DissentJun 23, 2003 · October Term 2002
Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger et al.
MajorityJun 23, 2003 · October Term 2002
American Insurance Association, et al. v. John Garamendi, Insurance Commissioner, State of California
DissentJun 23, 2003 · October Term 2002
Green Tree Financial Corp., Nka Conseco Finance Corp. v. Lynn W. Bazzle et Al., in a Representative Capacity on Behalf of a Class and for All Others Similarly Situated, et al.
MajorityJun 16, 2003 · October Term 2002
Virginia v. Kevin Lamont Hicks
MajorityJun 16, 2003 · October Term 2002
William Overton, Director, Michigan Department of Corrections, et al. v. Michelle Bazzetta et al.
MajorityJun 16, 2003 · October Term 2002
Federal Election Commission v. Christine Beaumont et al.
MajorityJun 16, 2003 · October Term 2002
Charles Thomas Sell v. United States
MajorityJun 9, 2003 · October Term 2002
Hillside Dairy Inc., A&a Dairy, L&s Dairy, and Milky Way Farms v. William J. Lyons, Jr., Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture, et al.
DissentJun 9, 2003 · October Term 2002
Khanh Phuong Nguyen v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 9, 2003 · October Term 2002
Desert Palace, Inc., Dba Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino v. Catharina F. Costa
MajorityJun 9, 2003 · October Term 2002
Michael Fitzgerald, Treasurer of Iowa v. Racing Association of Central Iowa et al.
MajorityJun 9, 2003 · October Term 2002
Dow Chemical Company, et al. v. Daniel Raymond Stephenson et al.
MajorityJun 2, 2003 · October Term 2002
Beneficial National Bank, et al. v. Marie Anderson et al.
MajorityJun 2, 2003 · October Term 2002
Dastar Corporation v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation et al.
MajorityJun 2, 2003 · October Term 2002
Entergy Louisiana, Inc. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission et al.
MajorityJun 2, 2003 · October Term 2002
The Citizens Bank v. Alafabco, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 27, 2003 · October Term 2002
Nevada Department of Human Resources, et al. v. William Hibbs et al.
MajorityMay 27, 2003 · October Term 2002
Ben Chavez v. Oliverio Martinez
MajorityMay 27, 2003 · October Term 2002
National Park Hospitality Association v. Department of the Interior et al.
MajorityMay 27, 2003 · October Term 2002
The Black & Decker Disability Plan v. Kenneth L. Nord
DissentMay 27, 2003 · October Term 2002
Clyde Timothy Bunkley v. Florida
DissentMay 19, 2003 · October Term 2002
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Peter E. Walsh, Acting Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services, et al.
MajorityMay 19, 2003 · October Term 2002
Phillip T. Breuer v. Jim's Concrete of Brevard, Inc.
MajorityMay 19, 2003 · October Term 2002
Inyo County, California, et al. v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony et al.
MajorityMay 19, 2003 · October Term 2002
City of Los Angeles v. Edwin F. David
MajorityMay 19, 2003 · October Term 2002
State of Kansas v. States of Nebraska and Colorado