William Hubbs Rehnquist
1924–2005 · Milwaukee, WI
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Richard M. Nixon (Republican) | Dec 15, 1971 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Sep 26, 1986 |
| Supreme Court of the United States | Chief Justice | Ronald Reagan (Republican) | Sep 25, 1986 | Death, 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
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 2,920 opinions from 1972 to 2005
- Van Orden v. Perry 2005
- San Remo Hotel, L. P. v. City & County of San Francisco 2005
- Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States 2005
- Tory v. Cochran 2005
- Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Assn. 2005
- Clingman v. Beaver 2005
- Deck v. Missouri 2005
- Pace v. DiGuglielmo 2005
- Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC 2005
- Pasquantino v. United States 2005
- Johnson v. United States 2005
- Rhines v. Weber 2005
- Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education 2005
- City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of NY 2005
- Muehler v. Mena 2005
- City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams 2005
- Brown v. Payton 2005
- Shepard v. United States 2005
- Ballard v. Commissioner 2005
- Wilkinson v. Dotson 2005
- Tenet v. Doe 2005
- Roper v. Simmons 2005
- Cherokee Nation of Okla. v. Leavitt 2005
- Johnson v. California 2005
- Smith v. Massachusetts 2005
- Stewart v. Dutra Construction Co. 2005
- Illinois v. Caballes 2005
- Commissioner v. Banks 2005
- Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 2005
- Kowalski v. Tesmer 2004
- Devenpeck v. Alford 2004
- Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc. 2004
- Florida v. Nixon 2004
- KP Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I, Inc. 2004
- Kansas v. Colorado 2004
- Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Nigh 2004
- Leocal v. Ashcroft 2004
- United States v. Booker 2004
- Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission 2004
- Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission 2004
- Rumsfeld v. Padilla 2004
- Tennard v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division 2004
- Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow 2004
- Colorado General Assembly v. Salazar, Attorney General of Colorado 2004
- Thornton v. United States 2004
- Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation v. Hood 2004
- Tennessee v. Lane 2004
- United States v. Lara 2004
- BedRoc Limited, LLC v. United States 2004
- United States v. Flores-Montano 2004
- Crawford v. Washington 2004
- Locke v. Davey 2004
- General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline 2004
- Doe v. Chao 2004
- Olympic Airways v. Husain 2004
- Banks v. Dretke 2004
- Lamie v. United States Trustee 2004
- Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation v. Environmental Protection Agency 2004
- Verizon Communications Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis v. Trinko, LLP 2004
- Illinois v. Lidster 2004
- Maryland v. Pringle 2003
- Castro v. United States 2003
- Virginia v. Maryland 2003
- Georgia v. Ashcroft, Attorney General 2003
- Wiggins v. Smith, Warden 2003
- Lawrence v. Texas 2003
- Stogner v. California 2003
- United States v. American Library Assn., Inc. 2003
- Gratz v. Bollinger 2003
- Grutter v. Bollinger 2003
- American Ins. Assn. v. Garamendi 2003
- Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle 2003
- Overton v. Bazzetta 2003
- Federal Election Commission v. Beaumont 2003
- Sell v. United States 2003
- Hillside Dairy Inc. v. Lyons 2003
- Nguyen v. United States 2003
- Beneficial National Bank v. Anderson 2003
- Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs 2003
- Chavez v. Martinez 2003
- National Park Hospitality Association v. Department of the Interior 2003
- Bunkley v. Florida 2003
- Price, Warden v. Vincent 2003
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Walsh, Acting Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services 2003
- Inyo County, California v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony 2003
- Demore v. Kim 2003
- Roell v. Withrow 2003
- Clackamas Gastroenterology Associates, P. C. v. Wells 2003
- Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson 2003
- Virginia v. Black 2003
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Campbell 2003
- Branch v. Smith 2003
- Archer v. Warner 2003
- Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington 2003
- Woodford v. Garceau 2003
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Ayers 2003
- Connecticut Department of Public Safety v. Doe 2003
- Ewing v. California 2003
- Lockyer v. Andrade 2003
- Smith v. Doe 2003