Rehnquist

American  

[ren-kwist] / ˈrɛn kwɪst /

noun

1. William H(ubbs) 1924–2005, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–86; chief justice 1986–2005.

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Example Sentences

Remember when Chief Justice Rehnquist was dying of thyroid cancer and would miss oral arguments and no one would tell us why?

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2024

The Burger and Rehnquist courts reached liberal outcomes about half the time.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2024

A famous example is the brief from an editorial cartoonists’ group that helped persuade Chief Justice William Rehnquist to side with Hustler magazine over televangelist Jerry Falwell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2024

Several months later, Rehnquist focused his annual year-end report on what he called “the most pressing issue facing the Judiciary: the need to increase judicial salaries.”

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2023

At three o’clock that afternoon, Ben Bradlee got a call from Assistant Attorney General William Rehnquist.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin