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William Hubbs Rehnquist [a] (October 1, 1924 – September 3, 2005) was an American attorney and jurist who served as the 16th chief justice of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2005, having previously been an associate justice from 1972 to 1986.
Rehnquist Court decisions This is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the Rehnquist Court , the tenure of Chief Justice William Rehnquist from September 26, 1986, through September 3, 2005.
The Rehnquist Court was the period in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States during which William Rehnquist served as Chief Justice.Rehnquist succeeded Warren E. Burger as Chief Justice after the latter's retirement, and Rehnquist held this position until his death in 2005, at which point John Roberts was nominated and confirmed as Rehnquist's replacement.
[C] For five individuals confirmed for associate justice, and who later served as chief justice—Charles Evans Hughes, William Rehnquist, John Rutledge, Harlan F. Stone, and Edward Douglass White—their cumulative length of service on the court is measured. The basis of the ranking is the difference between dates; if counted by number of ...
Chief Justice William Rehnquist similarly died while in office, after nearly a year fighting thyroid cancer and resisting retirement. After his September 2005 death, he was succeeded by the like ...
Black and Harlan both died in 1971, and Nixon replaced them with Lewis F. Powell, Jr. and William Rehnquist. Nixon considered Mildred Lillie for nomination, but according to former White House Counsel John Dean, Chief Justice Warren E. Burger was deeply opposed to the idea of a woman on the court at the time. [4]
William Rehnquist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States, clerked for Justice Robert Jackson during the 1952 term. Law clerks have assisted the justices of the United States Supreme Court in various capacities since the first one was hired by Justice Horace Gray in 1882. Each justice is permitted to have between three and four law clerks per Court term. Most persons serving in this capacity ...
Cases of the Supreme Court of the United States decided by the Rehnquist Court, the period during the tenure of Chief Justice William Rehnquist (1986–2005).