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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 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Thomas Van Orden v. Rick Perry, in His Official Capacity As Governor of Texas and Chairman, State Preservation Board, et al.
MajorityJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Town of Castle Rock, Colorado v. Gonzales, Individually and As Next Friend of Her Deceased Minor Children, Gonzales et al.
MajorityJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gregory Thompson
DissentJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
McCreary County, Kentucky, et al. v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky et al.
ConcurrenceJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., et al. v. Grokster, Ltd., et al.
MajorityJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
National Cable & Telecommunications Association, et al. v. Brand X Internet Services, et al.
DissentJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Susette Kelo, et al. v. City of New London, Connecticut, et al.
MajorityJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Gonzalez v. Crosby
MajorityJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Allapattah Services, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Francis A. Orff, et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Antonio Dwayne Halbert v. Michigan
MajorityJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Deneice A. Mayle, Warden v. Jacoby Lee Felix
ConcurrenceJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
San Remo Hotel, L. P., et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, California, et al.
MajorityJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
Michael Donald Dodd v. United States
DissentJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
Ronald Rompilla v. Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
MajorityJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District, et al. v. United States Ex Rel. Karen T. Wilson
MajorityJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
American Trucking Associations, Inc. and Usf Holland, Inc. v. Michigan Public Service Commission et al.
DissentJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
Mid-Con Freight Systems, Inc., et al. v. Michigan Public Service Commission, et al.
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jay Shawn Johnson v. California
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Margaret Bradshaw, Warden v. John David Stumpf
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Merck Kgaa v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd., et al.
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al. v. Charles E. Austin et al.
DissentJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Thomas Joe Miller-El v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing
DissentJun 6, 2005 · October Term 2004
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v. Angel McClary Raich et al.
DissentJun 6, 2005 · October Term 2004
State of Alaska v. United States of America
DissentJun 6, 2005 · October Term 2004
Douglas Spector, et al. v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.
MajorityMay 31, 2005 · October Term 2004
Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States
MajorityMay 31, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jon B. Cutter, et al. v. Reginald Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al.
MajorityMay 31, 2005 · October Term 2004
Ulysses Tory, et al. v. Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.
MajorityMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Linda Lingle, Governor of Hawaii, et al. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
MajorityMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture, et Al., v. Livestock Marketing Association et al.
MajorityMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Michael Clingman, Secretary, Oklahoma State Election Board, et al. v. Andrea L. Beaver et al.
MajorityMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Carman L. Deck v. Missouri
MajorityMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jose Ernesto Medellin v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
DissentMay 16, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Eleanor Heald, et al.
MajorityApr 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
John A. Pace v. David Diguglielmo, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution At Graterford, et al.
MajorityApr 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Dennis Bates, et al. v. Dow Agrosciences LLC
MajorityApr 26, 2005 · October Term 2004
David B. Pasquantino, Carl J. Pasquantino, and Arthur Hilts v. United States
Did not participateApr 26, 2005 · October Term 2004
Gary Sherwood Small v. United States
MajorityApr 19, 2005 · October Term 2004
Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. v. Michael Broudo et al.
MajorityApr 4, 2005 · October Term 2004
Richard Gerald Rousey, et Ux. v. Jill R. Jacoway