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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)

DissentJun 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Robert James Tennard v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
MajorityJun 21, 2004 · October Term 2003
Larry D. Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, Humboldt County, et al.
MajorityJun 21, 2004 · October Term 2003
Aetna Health Inc., Fka Aetna U.S. Healthcare Inc. and Aetna U.S. Healthcare of North Texas Inc. v. Juan Davila
MajorityJun 21, 2004 · October Term 2003
Cheryl K. Pliler, Warden v. Richard Herman Ford
MajorityJun 21, 2004 · October Term 2003
Intel Corporation v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
ConcurrenceJun 14, 2004 · October Term 2003
Elk Grove Unified School District and David W. Gordon, Superintendent v. Michael A. Newdow et al.
MajorityJun 14, 2004 · October Term 2003
Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance et al.
MajorityJun 14, 2004 · October Term 2003
United States v. Carlos Dominguez Benitez
DissentJun 14, 2004 · October Term 2003
J. Elliott Hibbs, Director, Arizona Department of Revenue v. Kathleen M. Winn et al.
MajorityJun 14, 2004 · October Term 2003
Pennsylvania State Police v. Nancy Drew Suders
MajorityJun 14, 2004 · October Term 2003
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, et al. v. Empagran S.A. et al.
DissentJun 7, 2004 · October Term 2003
Republic of Austria et al. v. Altmann
ConcurrenceJun 7, 2004 · October Term 2003
Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Thomas E. Heinz et al.
MajorityJun 7, 2004 · October Term 2003
Department of Transportation, et al. v. Public Citizen et al.
MajorityJun 7, 2004 · October Term 2003
City of Littleton, Colorado v. Z. J. Gifts D-4, L. L. C., a Limited Liability Company, Dba Christal's
MajorityJun 1, 2004 · October Term 2003
Michael Yarborough, Warden v. Michael Alvarado
MajorityMay 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Marcus Thornton v. United States
MajorityMay 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
David L. Nelson v. Donal Campbell, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al.
MajorityMay 17, 2004 · October Term 2003
Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation v. Pamela L. Hood
DissentMay 17, 2004 · October Term 2003
Lee M. Till, et Ux. v. Scs Credit Corporation
DissentMay 17, 2004 · October Term 2003
Tennessee v. George Lane et al.
MajorityMay 17, 2004 · October Term 2003
Grupo Dataflux v. Atlas Global Group, L. P., et al.
MajorityMay 17, 2004 · October Term 2003
Basim Omar Sabri v. United States
MajorityMay 3, 2004 · October Term 2003
Edith Jones et Al., on Behalf of Herself and a Class of Others Similarly Situated v. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
MajorityMay 3, 2004 · October Term 2003
Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division v. Michael Wayne Haley
MajorityMay 3, 2004 · October Term 2003
Randall C. Scarborough v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
MajorityMay 3, 2004 · October Term 2003
Jay Shawn Johnson v. California
MajorityMay 3, 2004 · October Term 2003
Raymond L. Middleton, Warden v. Sally Marie McNeil
MajorityApr 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
Engine Manufacturers Association and Western States Petroleum Association v. South Coast Air Quality Management District et al.
MajorityApr 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
Richard Vieth, Norma Jean Vieth, and Susan Furey v. Robert C. Jubelirer, President of the Pennsylvania Senate, et al.
MajorityApr 21, 2004 · October Term 2003
Household Credit Services, Inc. and Mbna America Bank, N. A. v. Sharon R. Pfennig
MajorityApr 19, 2004 · October Term 2003
United States v. Billy Jo Lara
MajorityMar 31, 2004 · October Term 2003
Bedroc Limited, LLC, and Western Elite, Inc. v. United States et al.
MajorityMar 30, 2004 · October Term 2003
United States v. Manuel Flores-Montano
MajorityMar 30, 2004 · October Term 2003
National Archives and Records Administration v. Allan J. Favish et al.
MajorityMar 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General of Missouri v. Missouri Municipal League et al.
MajorityMar 23, 2004 · October Term 2003
South Florida Water Management District v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians et al.
MajorityMar 23, 2004 · October Term 2003
United States v. Abel Cosmo Galletti et al.
ConcurrenceMar 8, 2004 · October Term 2003
Michael D. Crawford v. Washington
MajorityMar 8, 2004 · October Term 2003
Iowa v. Felipe Edgardo Tovar
MajorityMar 2, 2004 · October Term 2003
Raymond B. Yates, M.d., P.C. Profit Sharing Plan, and Raymond B. Yates, Trustee v. William T. Hendon, Trustee
MajorityMar 2, 2004 · October Term 2003
George H. Baldwin v. Michael Reese
MajorityFeb 25, 2004 · October Term 2003
Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, et al. v. Joshua Davey
MajorityFeb 25, 2004 · October Term 2003
United States Postal Service v. Flamingo Industries (Usa) Ltd. et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 2004 · October Term 2003
Shakur Muhammad, Aka John E. Mease v. Mark Close
DissentFeb 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Jeff Groh v. Joseph R. Ramirez et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Dennis Cline et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Buck Doe v. Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor
MajorityFeb 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Olympic Airways v. Rubina Husain, Individually and As Personal Representative of the Estate of Abid M. Hanson, Deceased, et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Delma Banks, Jr. v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division