William Rehnquist
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William Hubbs Rehnquist was an American attorney who served as the 16th chief justice of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2005, having previously been an associate justice from 1972 to 1
Official portrait, 1986
Portrait of Rehnquist as an associate justice in 1972
William Rehnquist (left) takes the oath as Chief Justice from retiring Warren Burger at the White House in 1986, as his wife, Natalie, holds a Bible, President Ronald Reagan and Justice Antonin Scalia look on
Rehnquist at the National Archives Rotunda in 2003
John Roberts
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John Glover Roberts Jr. is an American jurist who has served since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States. Though primarily an institutionalist, he has been described as having a moderate
William Rehnquist
…costume in a community theater production of Iolanthe, and thereafter appeared in court with the same striped sleeves. His successor, Chief Justice John Roberts, chose not to continue the practice. Scholars expected Rehnquist to push the Supreme Court in a more conservative direction during his tenure. Many…
Official portrait, 2005
President Ronald Reagan greeting Roberts in the Oval Office while Roberts was serving as an associate White House Counsel (1983)
Roberts with President Reagan on Air Force One in 1985
Roberts idolized his judicial mentor, Judge Henry Friendly, and described Friendly as the "exemplar of judicial modesty".