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William Rehnquist.
chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005 (1924–2005)
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About William Rehnquist
William Hubbs Rehnquist was an American attorney 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. Considered a staunch conservative, Rehnquist favored a conception of federalism that emphasized the Tenth Amendment's reservation of powers to the states.
Everything about William Rehnquist →- Occupation
- judge, lawyer, historian, politician
- Position held
- Chief Justice of the United States, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 1, 1924
- Died
- September 3, 2005