Born October 1, 1924, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of William Benjamin
Rehnquist and Margery Peck Rehnquist. Married Natalie Cornell of San Diego,
California; Children: James, born 1955, Janet, born 1957; Nancy, born 1959.
The family are members of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Bethesda, Maryland.
Education
Attended public elementary and high schools in Shorewood, Wisconsin, a suburb
of Milwaukee. Stanford University, B.A., M.A. 1948; Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard
University, M.A., 1950; Stanford University, LL.B., 1952; Order of the Coif.
Law Clerkship
Clerk to Justice Robert H. Jackson, Supreme Court of the United States, February
1952-June 1953.
Law Practice
Private practice of law, Phoenix, Arizona, 1953-1969. Engaged in a general
practice of law with primary emphasis on civil litigation.
Government Service
Served in the United States Army Air Corps in this country and overseas from
1943 to 1946. Discharged with the rank of sergeant. Appointed Assistant Attorney
General, Office of Legal Counsel, by President Nixon in January 1969.
Judicial Offices
Nominated Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States by President
Nixon on October 21, 1971; sworn in on January 7, 1972.
Nominated Chief Justice of the United States by President Reagan on June
17, 1986; sworn in on September 26, 1986.
Other Activities
Active in professional, civic, and church affairs while living in Phoenix.
Contributor of articles on legal subjects to various periodicals.
