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William Rehnquist

1924 - 2005

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William Hubbs Rehnquist (October 1, 1924 – September 3, 2005) 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. Under this view of federalism, the Court, for the first time since the 1930s, struck down an act of Congress as exceeding its power under the Commerce Clause. Rehnquist grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1943 to 1946. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Rehnquist is the 71st most popular lawyer (down from 66th in 2019), the 5,758th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,855th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Lawyer.

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Among lawyers, William Rehnquist ranks 71 out of 136. Before him are Karl Binding, Alberico Gentili, Mercedes Comaposada, Hersch Lauterpacht, Valtazar Bogišić, and René David. After him are Hisashi Owada, Leo Frank, Robert Treat Paine, Koen Lenaerts, Louis Brandeis, and Michael Cohen.

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Among people born in 1924, William Rehnquist ranks 281. Before him are Max van der Stoel, Friederike Mayröcker, Kenneth Noland, Dodo Abashidze, George Segal, and Philip Stone. After him are Pierre Sinibaldi, Vladimir Semichastny, Fernando Romeo Lucas García, Yvonne Loriod, Alime Abdenanova, and Alphons Egli. Among people deceased in 2005, William Rehnquist ranks 177. Before him are Juan José Saer, Virginia Mayo, Serge Lang, Eugenia Charles, José Beyaert, and John Fiedler. After him are Fei Xiaotong, Devan Nair, Yevgeny Grishin, Per Borten, Johnny Haynes, and Stanley Williams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Rehnquist ranks 5,758 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Adams (1838), Dutch Mantel (1949), Winthrop Rockefeller (1912), Roger Sherman (1721), Reginald VelJohnson (1952), and Dean Jagger (1903). After him are Joe Haldeman (1943), Charles Starkweather (1938), Robert Gould Shaw (1837), Jimmy Fallon (1974), Betty Buckley (1947), and Bill Goldberg (1966).

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Among lawyers born in United States, William Rehnquist ranks 17. Before him are Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (1959), Judy Sheindlin (1942), James B. Donovan (1916), Robert Bilott (1965), William J. Brennan Jr. (1906), and Alan Dershowitz (1938). After him are Leo Frank (1884), Robert Treat Paine (1731), Louis Brandeis (1856), Michael Cohen (1966), Lawrence Lessig (1961), and Ken Starr (1946).

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