He summarized this vision in a 1976 speech at the University of Texas: He based it on three doctrines: strict construction of the Constitution and statutes, judicial restraint, and federalism or states' rights. Justice Rehnquist's vision of the nation's constitutional structure was firmly rooted in the words and history of that document. He thus avoided the fate of Justices William Brennan and Thurgood Marshall, who, with their party in the minority, languished in dissent during their last years on the Court. Arizona (1966), he remained a highly influential member of the majority party throughout his tenure. Although Rehnquist was not able to achieve his most ambitious goals, such as overruling Roe v. With Powell's replacement of Hugo Black, the Republicans gained control of the Court for the first time since the New Deal, and they did not relinquish it during Rehnquist's tenure. When he was sworn in as chief justice of the United States in 1986, he became only the third sitting justice to be so elevated.ĭespite widespread disagreement with Rehnquist's views among many legal academics, few dispute that he was among the ablest and most learned justices ever to serve on the Court. From this position, he was nominated to the Supreme Court where, in 1972, he was sworn in along with Lewis F. In 1969, through his association with Deputy Attorney General Richard Kleindienst and his work as a Republican Party official in Phoenix, Rehnquist came to Washington as assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel. Jackson and then entered into private practice in Phoenix, Arizona. After graduation, he served as a law clerk to Justice Robert H. William Rehnquist grew up in Milwaukee and was educated at Stanford University, Harvard University, and Stanford Law School. Which Justice Adorns His Black Robe with Fanciful Gold Stripes?.What Was the Due Process Revolution of the 1960s?.Senator Lost his Chance to Serve on the Supreme Court When He Asked for a Night to Think It Over? The Supreme Court Justices' Differing Views on Abortion.The Chief Justice: Powers and Limits to Power.Supreme Court of the United States: Staff and Contact Information.Supreme Court Justices on the Supreme Court's Workload Rehnquist and Scalia: Reagan's Recruits For a More Conservative Supreme Court.Reagan's Nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor Her Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee Powell, Rehnquist Confirmed as Associate Justices by the Senate.On Church-State, Abortion, Civil Rights, Divided High Court Awaits New Direction following 1986-1987 Term.More Than Two Dozen Decisions Announced: High Court Completes 1986-1987 Term, Upholds Drinking-Age Law.Marshall's Papers, the Reply, and the Agreement with Marshall about the Papers Billington, Protesting the Release of Justice T. Letter from Supreme Court Chief Justice W.H.In Crimebuster Sweepstakes High Court Flexes Muscle.Court History, 1989–1996: The Contemporary Court.Court History, 1969–1989: The Court in Transition.State of Washington: Opinion of the Federal Appeals Court of the Ninth Circuit on Physician-Assisted Suicide
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attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, 1969–1971. Official Positions: Law clerk to Supreme Court justice Robert H. Birth: October 1, 1924, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Įducation: Stanford University, B.A., 1948, M.A., 1948 Harvard University, M.A., 1950 Stanford University Law School, LL.B., 1952.
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