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William Hubbs Rehnquist
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
William Hubbs Rehnquist served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Sep 17, 1986 by a 68–26 Senate vote.
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Confirmed
- Sep 17, 1986
- Senate vote
- 68–26
- Born
- 1924
Appointments
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesRichard M. Nixon · Dec 10, 1971 – Sep 26, 1986
- Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesRonald Reagan · Sep 17, 1986 – Sep 3, 2005
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
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