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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 423 

Honoring and recognizing the distinguished service, career, and achievements 

of Chief Justice William Hubbs Rehnquist upon his death, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2005 

Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COBLE, Mr. JENKINS, 

Mr. BACHUS, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. 

PENCE, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. CANNON, Mr. 

CHABOT, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of 

California, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. KELLER, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. SCHIFF, 

Mr. FEENEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. GOHMERT, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. ISSA, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring and recognizing the distinguished service, career, 

and achievements of Chief Justice William Hubbs 

Rehnquist upon his death, and for other purposes. 

Whereas William H. Rehnquist was born on October 1, 1924, 

in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up the son of a paper 

salesman; 

Whereas William H. Rehnquist served the United States in 

the Army Air Corps during World War II; 

Whereas William H. Rehnquist attended and graduated from 

Stanford University, earning a bachelor’s and master’s 
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degree in political science, and a second master’s degree 

in government from Harvard University; 

Whereas William H. Rehnquist went on to graduate first in 

his class at Stanford Law School in 1952, where he met 

his wife Natalie ‘‘Nan’’ Cornell; 

Whereas William H. Rehnquist and Natalie had three children: James, Janet, and Nancy; 

Whereas William H. Rehnquist served as a law clerk to Justice Robert H. Jackson on the Supreme Court during the 

1951 and 1952 terms, and as Assistant Attorney General 

for the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, 

where he advised the Nixon Administration on constitutional law from 1969 until 1971; 

Whereas William H. Rehnquist was appointed by President 

Nixon and confirmed by the Senate as an Associate Justice of the United States on December 10, 1971, at the 

age of 47; 

Whereas William H. Rehnquist was appointed by President 

Reagan and confirmed by the Senate as the 16th Chief 

Justice of the United States in 1986; 

Whereas Chief Justice Rehnquist’s 33-year tenure on the Supreme Court was one of the longest and most influential 

in the Nation’s history; 

Whereas legal scholars of all perspectives rank Chief Justice 

Rehnquist as among the great Chief Justices of the 

United States who influenced the interpretation of the 

law in significant ways; 

Whereas Chief Justice Rehnquist was widely respected for his 

evenhandedness as Chief Justice; and 
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Whereas on January 7, 2002, the 30th Anniversary of his 

swearing in at the Supreme Court, Justice John Paul 

Stevens praised Chief Justice Rehnquist for ‘‘the efficiency, good humor and absolute impartiality that you 

have consistently displayed when presiding at our Conferences’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) has learned with profound sorrow of the 

3 death of Chief Justice Rehnquist; and 

4 (2) honors, recognizes, and expresses gratitude 

5 for the distinguished service, career, and achieve6 ments of William H. Rehnquist upon his death. 

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