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    William Rehnquist

    Chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005

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  2. William Hubbs Rehnquist (/ ˈ r ɛ n k w ɪ s t / REN-kwist; October 1, 1924 – September 3, 2005) was an American attorney and jurist who served on the U.S. Supreme Court for 33 years. Rehnquist was an associate justice from 1972 to 1986 and the 16th chief justice from 1986 until his death in 2005.

  3. Apr 3, 2024 · William Rehnquist (born October 1, 1924, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.—died September 3, 2005, Arlington, Virginia) was the 16th chief justice of the United States, appointed to the Supreme Court in 1971 and elevated to chief justice in 1986.

  4. William Hubbs Rehnquist was born into an affluent, upper-middle-class family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After a stint in the Army in World War II, he attended Stanford College, then Harvard,...

  5. Oct 28, 2012 · One of the most divisive and influential jurists in American history, Chief Justice William Hubbs Rehnquist served on the Supreme Court for more than a third of a century during a time of...

  6. Nov 29, 2017 · Early Life and Career. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 1, 1924, his parents named him William Donald. He would later change his middle name to Hubbs, a family name after a numerologist informed Rehnquists mother that he would be more successful with the middle initial of H.

  7. Sep 4, 2005 · Dept. of Justice: Assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, 1969-1971. Nominated to Court: By President Nixon, 1971. Named Chief Justice: By President Reagan, 1986. William Hubbs...

  8. William H. Rehnquist, (born Oct. 1, 1924, Milwaukee, Wis., U.S.—died Sept. 3, 2005, Arlington, Va.), U.S. jurist who served as chief justice of the United States (1986–2005). He received his law degree from Stanford University and served as clerk to Supreme Court justice Robert Jackson.

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