William Rehnquist
Chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005 (1924-2005) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 80
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.
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Bill Clinton1986Named Chief Justice of the United StatesOffice26 September 1986 to 3 September 20051972Named Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesOffice7 January 1972 to 26 September 19861924Born1 October 1924People around William
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Portrait of Rehnquist as an associate justice in 1972
William Rehnquist (left) takes the oath as Chief Justice from retiring Warren Burger at the White House in 1986, as his wife, Natalie, holds a Bible, President Ronald Reagan and Justice Antonin Scalia look on
Rehnquist at the National Archives Rotunda in 2003
Rehnquist serving as presiding officer of the Clinton impeachment trial
An ailing Chief Justice Rehnquist administers the presidential oath of office to President George W. Bush at his inauguration in 2005, as First Lady Laura Bush looks on. Note: Rehnquist's addition of the gold stripes on his robes
Rehnquist's grave, which is next to his wife, Nan, at Arlington National CemeteryAbout this person
Considered a staunch conservative, Rehnquist favored a conception of federalism that emphasized the Tenth Amendment's reservation of powers to the states.
