09-04-2005, 12:23 PM
After battling cancer for the better part of the past year, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died late Saturday evening, bringing to an end his lengthy time on the bench and opening a second vacancy on the Supreme Court.
Rehnquist was appointed to the Supreme Court as an associate justice in 1971 by President Nixon and took his seat on Jan. 7, 1972. He was elevated to chief justice by President Reagan in 1986.
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Rehnquist was appointed to the Supreme Court as an associate justice in 1971 by President Nixon and took his seat on Jan. 7, 1972. He was elevated to chief justice by President Reagan in 1986.
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