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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)

MajorityApr 4, 2005 · October Term 2004
Robert Johnson, Jr. v. United States
Did not participateMar 30, 2005 · October Term 2004
Azel P. Smith, et al. v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, et al.
MajorityMar 30, 2005 · October Term 2004
Charles Russell Rhines v. Douglas Weber, Warden
MajorityMar 30, 2005 · October Term 2004
Exxon Mobil Corporation, Exxon Chemical Arabia, Inc., and Mobil Yanbu Petrochemical Company, Inc. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
DissentMar 29, 2005 · October Term 2004
Roderick Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
MajorityMar 29, 2005 · October Term 2004
City of Sherrill, New York v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York, et al.
MajorityMar 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Darin L. Muehler, et al. v. Iris Mena
MajorityMar 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, et al. v. Mark J. Abrams
Did not participateMar 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jill L. Brown, Warden v. William Charles Payton
Did not participateMar 7, 2005 · October Term 2004
Reginald Shepard v. United States
DissentMar 7, 2005 · October Term 2004
Claude M. Ballard, et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityMar 7, 2005 · October Term 2004
Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al. v. William Dwight Dotson, et al.
MajorityMar 2, 2005 · October Term 2004
George J. Tenet, Individually, Porter J. Goss, Director of Central Intelligence and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and United States v. John Doe, et Ux.
DissentMar 1, 2005 · October Term 2004
Donald P. Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Christopher Simmons
Did not participateMar 1, 2005 · October Term 2004
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation v. Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.
Did not participateFeb 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Garrison S. Johnson v. California et al.
DissentFeb 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Melvin T. Smith v. Massachusetts
Did not participateFeb 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Willard Stewart v. Dutra Construction Company
Did not participateJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Illinois v. Roy I. Caballes
Did not participateJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. John W. Banks, Ii
MajorityJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Marlon Latodd Howell, Aka Marlon Cox v. Mississippi
MajorityJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gary Bradford Cone
MajorityJan 12, 2005 · October Term 2004
United States v. Freddie J. Booker
MajorityJan 12, 2005 · October Term 2004
Keyse G. Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
DissentJan 12, 2005 · October Term 2004
A. Neil Clark, Field Office Director, Seattle, Washington, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al. v. Sergio Suarez Martinez
MajorityJan 11, 2005 · October Term 2004
David Whitfield v. United States
MajorityDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
John F. Kowalski, Judge, 26th Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, et al. v. John C. Tesmer, et al.
Did not participateDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
Gerald Devenpeck, et al. v. Jerome Anthony Alford
MajorityDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc.
Did not participateDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
Florida v. Joe Elton Nixon
MajorityDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
Rochelle Brosseau v. Kenneth J. Haugen
MajorityDec 8, 2004 · October Term 2004
Kp Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I, Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 7, 2004 · October Term 2004
State of Kansas v. State of Colorado
MajorityDec 6, 2004 · October Term 2004
City of San Diego, California et al. v. John Roe
ConcurrenceNov 30, 2004 · October Term 2004
Koons Buick Pontiac Gmc, Inc. v. Bradley Nigh
MajorityNov 15, 2004 · October Term 2004
Laroyce Lathair Smith v. Texas
MajorityNov 9, 2004 · October Term 2004
Josue Leocal v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General, et al.
MajorityNov 9, 2004 · October Term 2004
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd., Dba Kirby Engineering, and Allianz Australia Insurance Limited
DissentJun 29, 2004 · October Term 2003
John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General v. American Civil Liberties Union et al.
DissentJun 29, 2004 · October Term 2003
Jose Francisco Sosa v. Humberto Alvarez-Machain et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense v. Jose Padilla and Donna R. Newman, As Next Friend of Jose Padilla
DissentJun 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
Shafiq Rasul, et al. v. George W. Bush, President of the United States, et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
Yaser Esam Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi As Next Friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al.
DissentJun 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
Missouri v. Patrice Seibert.
MajorityJun 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
United States v. Samuel Francis Patane
MajorityJun 28, 2004 · October Term 2003
Flora Holland, Warden v. Jessie L. Jackson
DissentJun 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Ralph Howard Blakely, Jr. v. Washington
MajorityJun 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Dora B. Schriro, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Warren Wesley Summerlin
MajorityJun 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, et al. v. United States District Court for the District of Columbia et al.
MajorityJun 24, 2004 · October Term 2003
Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. v. George E. Banks