Justice William Rehnquist #100 (1924-2005), Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr #99
Justice William Rehnquist #100 (1924-2005). Both Rehnquist and Powell (below) were sworn in on the same day as the 99th and 100th justice if the Supreme Court. Later, this Justice was selected as the Chief Justice with the death of Warren Burger.
Rehnquist attended Stanford in California which one might say was a breath of fresh air to the litany of Harvard grads parading onto the court.
Lewis F. Powell, Jr. #99 (1907-1998) And William Rehnquist #100 (1924-2005)
On January 7, 1972, the two associate Justices to the Supreme Court nominated by President Richard Nixon, were Lewis F. Powell, Jr. #99 (1907-1998) And William Rehnquist #100 (1924-2005).
Chief William Rehnquist #100
Future 12th Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone #73 autographs a prepared Chambers Card dated April 15, 1931. (He did not become Chief until 1941, 10 years after he executed this card.) Owen Roberts autographs a letter on January 8, 1943 (two years before his retirement) to J. F. T. O’Connor the same United States District Court Judge from Los Angeles, CA. that communicated with Justice Frankfurter (that letter is on United States Supreme Court Letterhead.
William Rehnquist #100 (1924-2005)
Woodbury was obsessive about his studies and passed Dartmouth in 1809. Woodbury learned law the old fashioned way … He read it and was admitted to the Bar in 1812.
He supported Andrew Jackson. With Jackson as President Woodbury was named by Jackson Secretary of the Navy. In 1841 he served as Secretary of the Treasury. He lost that position with a change in power and he returned to the Senate as State Ssenator, President Polk took office and Woodbury was nominated to the Supreme Ccourt