WILLIAM H. REHNQUIST
Name: William Hubbs Rehnquist
Born: 1 October 1924 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died: 3 September 2005 Arlington, Virginia
William Hubbs Rehnquist (October 1, 1924 - September 3, 2005) was an American
lawyer, jurist, and a political figure who served as an Associate Justice on the
Supreme Court of the United States and later as the Chief Justice of the United
States. Considered a conservative and strict constructionist, Rehnquist favored
a federalism under which the states meaningfully exercised governmental power.
Under this view of federalism, the Supreme Court of the United States, for the
first time since the 1930s, struck down an Act of Congress as exceeding federal
power under the Commerce Clause.
Rehnquist presided as Chief Justice for 19 years, making him the fourth-longest-serving
Chief Justice after Melville Fuller, Roger Taney and John Marshall, and the
longest-serving Chief Justice who had previously served as an Associate Justice.
The last 11 years of Rehnquist's term as Chief Justice (1994-2005) marked the
second-longest tenure of one makeup of the Supreme Court.
Name: William Hubbs Rehnquist
Born: 1 October 1924 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died: 3 September 2005 Arlington, Virginia
William Hubbs Rehnquist (October 1, 1924 - September 3, 2005) was an American
lawyer, jurist, and a political figure who served as an Associate Justice on the
Supreme Court of the United States and later as the Chief Justice of the United
States. Considered a conservative and strict constructionist, Rehnquist favored
a federalism under which the states meaningfully exercised governmental power.
Under this view of federalism, the Supreme Court of the United States, for the
first time since the 1930s, struck down an Act of Congress as exceeding federal
power under the Commerce Clause.
Rehnquist presided as Chief Justice for 19 years, making him the fourth-longest-serving
Chief Justice after Melville Fuller, Roger Taney and John Marshall, and the
longest-serving Chief Justice who had previously served as an Associate Justice.
The last 11 years of Rehnquist's term as Chief Justice (1994-2005) marked the
second-longest tenure of one makeup of the Supreme Court.