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William Hubbs Rehnquist
Chief Justice of the United States · 1971–1986
William Hubbs Rehnquist , Chief Justice of the United States. The Senate voted 52–42 on the nomination on Dec 10, 1971 (). chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005 (1924–2005)
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Positions
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1972-01-07–1986-09-26
- Chief Justice of the United States1986-09-26–2005-09-03
Senate confirmation votes
- An associate justice of the supreme court
92nd Congress · 52–42 · Dec 10, 1971 - An associate justice of the supreme court
92nd Congress · 22–70 · Dec 10, 1971 - An associate justice of the supreme court
92nd Congress · 68–26 · Dec 10, 1971 - Chief justice of the united states
99th Congress · 68–31 · Sep 17, 1986 - Chief justice of the united states
99th Congress · 65–33 · Sep 17, 1986
Education
- Stanford UniversityB.A., 1948
- Stanford UniversityM.A., 1948
- Harvard UniversityM.A., 1949
- Stanford Law SchoolLL.B., 1952
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
Biography
chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005 (1924–2005)
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