WILLIAM REHNQUIST
“A judge's disposition should be about evenly balanced between sail and anchor. He cannot be anchored to the past mechanically, but he ought not be moved by every puff of novel doctrine.”
Chief Justice
Appointed by: Ronald Reagan
Sworn in: September 26, 1986
Preceded by: Warren Burger
Succeeded by: John Roberts
1986 — 2005
Associate Justice
1972 — 1986
Appointed by: Richard Nixon
Sworn in: January 7, 1972
Preceded by: Hugo Black
Succeeded by: Anthony Kennedy
