William Hubbs Rehnquist

1924–2005 · Milwaukee, WI

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
Supreme Court of the United StatesAssociate JusticeRichard M. Nixon (Republican)Dec 15, 1971Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Sep 26, 1986
Supreme Court of the United StatesChief JusticeRonald Reagan (Republican)Sep 25, 1986Death, Sep 3, 2005

Education

  • Stanford University, B.A., 1948
  • Stanford University, M.A., 1948
  • Harvard University, M.A., 1949
  • Stanford Law School, LL.B., 1952

Professional Career

U.S. Army soldier, Air Corps, 1943-1946; Law clerk, Hon. Robert H. Jackson, Supreme Court of the United States, 1952-1953; Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1953-1969; Assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1969-1971; Chair of the board, Federal Judicial Center, 1986-2005; Presiding officer, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1987-2005

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