[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 41 (Tuesday, April 4, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E508-E509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CREATION OF BUST HONORING LATE 
                   CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM H. REHNQUIST

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                         HON. RICHARD W. POMBO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 4, 2006

  Mr. POMBO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce a resolution 
memorializing and honoring the late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 
of the United States, William H. Rehnquist.
  The resolution authorizes and directs the Curator of the United 
States Supreme Court to create a marble bust of the late Chief Justice 
and have it placed in the Supreme Court building to honor his memory 
and legacy to the Court and the United States.
  Mr. Speaker, Chief Justice Rehnquist was first confirmed to the U.S. 
Supreme Court in 1971 as the new Associate Justice replacing Justice 
John Marshall Harlan. He then served as Associate Justice until 1986 
when President Reagan nominated and the Senate confirmed him as the new 
Chief Justice to replace Chief Justice Warren Burger. Mr. Rehnquist 
presided as Chief Justice from September 1986 until September 2005 for 
a total of 19 years, making him the fourth-longest-serving Chief 
Justice in the history of the Court.
  Prior to joining the Court, Mr. Rehnquist served in World War II in 
the United States Army. After the war ended, he attended Stanford 
University on the G.I. bill where he received bachelor's and master's 
degrees in political science and then attended Harvard University where 
he received a master's degree in government. He later returned to 
Stanford University to attend law school along with future Associate 
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. In 1951, Mr. Rehnquist went to Washington, 
D.C., and began what would be his long and successful career with the 
U.S. Supreme Court when he worked as a law clerk for Justice Robert 
Jackson during the Court's 1951-1952 term.

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  Mr. Speaker, Chief Justice William Rehnquist served the people of 
this country and the court he loved for 33 years. I believe that a bust 
in the Supreme Court is but a small token of our deep appreciation for 
his dedication to this country and the rule of law.

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