William Hubbs Rehnquist
Personal
U.S. Army soldier, Air Corps, 1943-1946
Law clerk, Hon. Robert H. Jackson, Supreme Court of the United States, 1952-1953
Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1953-1969
Assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1969-1971
Education
Stanford University Law School
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Judicial Career
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Seventh Circuit, January 7, 1972-December 18, 1975
Ninth Circuit, November 17, 1975-September 25, 1986
Fourth Circuit, September 26, 1986-September 3, 2005
District of Columbia Circuit, September 26, 1986-September 3, 2005
Federal Circuit, September 26, 1986-September 3, 2005
Fifth Circuit, August 1, 1987-October 5, 1987
First Circuit, July 20, 1990-August 7, 1990
Third Circuit, July 20, 1990-August 7, 1990