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Potter Stewart

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate confirmation:: May 5, 1959
Recorded service:: Oct 20, 1958 – Jul 2, 1981
Lived:: Jan 23, 1915 – Dec 7, 1985

In plain language

Potter Stewart, associate justice.
Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower; confirmed May 5, 1959.
Court service October 20, 1958 to July 2, 1981.

Decisions on record (3559)

MajorityMar 2, 1959 · October Term 1958
New York v. O'neill
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
United States v. Radio Corporation of America et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Heflin v. United States
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik Fisser et al.
DissentFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. v. Minnesota
DissentFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Railway Express Agency, Inc., v. Virginia
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Cammarano et Ux. v. United States
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Kelly v. Kosuga
Did not participateFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Allied Stores of Ohio, Inc., v. Bowers, Tax Commissioner of Ohio
Did not participateFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Bowers, Tax Commissioner of Ohio
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Williams v. Oklahoma
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
The Tungus et al. v. Skovgaard, Administratrix, et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
United New York and New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Association et al. v. Halecki, Administratrix
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Cash v. Culver, State Prison Custodian
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
City of Meridian v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.
MajorityJan 26, 1959 · October Term 1958
Draper v. United States
MajorityJan 26, 1959 · October Term 1958
Greene v. United States
MajorityJan 26, 1959 · October Term 1958
Rogers, Attorney General, Successor To the Alien Property Custodian, v. Calumet National Bank of Hammond, Substituted Trustee, et al.
MajorityJan 26, 1959 · October Term 1958
Herrmann, Trustee, v. Rogers, Attorney General
Did not participateJan 19, 1959 · October Term 1958
Local 24, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Oliver et al.
DissentJan 12, 1959 · October Term 1958
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Lublin, McGaughy & Associates et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1959 · October Term 1958
Williams et Ux. v. Lee, Doing Business As Ganado Trading Post
MajorityJan 12, 1959 · October Term 1958
Territory of Alaska v. American Can Co. et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1959 · October Term 1958
Lee v. Madigan, Warden
Did not participateJan 12, 1959 · October Term 1958
International Boxing Club of New York, Inc., et al. v. United States
MajorityJan 12, 1959 · October Term 1958
Hotel Employees Union, Local No. 255, et al. v. Sax Enterprises, Inc., et al.
DissentJan 12, 1959 · October Term 1958
Hahn v. Ross Island Sand & Gravel Co.
MajorityJan 12, 1959 · October Term 1958
United States Ex Rel. Jennings v. Ragen, Warden
Did not participateDec 15, 1958 · October Term 1958
American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. Frisco Transportation Co.
MajorityDec 15, 1958 · October Term 1958
Flaxer v. United States
MajorityDec 15, 1958 · October Term 1958
Flemming, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, v. Florida Citrus Exchange et al.
MajorityDec 15, 1958 · October Term 1958
Ladner v. United States
MajorityDec 15, 1958 · October Term 1958
Leedom et Al., Members of the National Labor Relations Board, v. Kyne
MajorityDec 15, 1958 · October Term 1958
Evers et al. v. Dwyer et al.
MajorityDec 8, 1958 · October Term 1958
United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division et al.
MajorityDec 8, 1958 · October Term 1958
United States v. a & P Trucking Co. et al.
ConcurrenceNov 24, 1958 · October Term 1958
Hawkins v. United States
Did not participateNov 24, 1958 · October Term 1958
Federal Housing Administration v. the Darlington, Inc.
MajorityNov 24, 1958 · October Term 1958
Hotel Employees Local No. 255, Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union, et al. v. Leedom, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board, et al.
MajorityNov 24, 1958 · October Term 1958
Shuttlesworth et al. v. Birmingham Board of Education of Jefferson County, Alabama.
MajorityNov 17, 1958 · October Term 1958
Boston & Maine Railroad et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityNov 10, 1958 · October Term 1958
Peurifoy et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityNov 10, 1958 · October Term 1958
California v. Washington
MajorityNov 10, 1958 · October Term 1958
Hinkle, Administratrix, et al. v. New England Mutual Insurance Company of Boston, Massachusetts
Did not participateOct 27, 1958 · October Term 1958
Deen v. Hickman, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, et al.
MajorityOct 27, 1958 · October Term 1958
Worz, Inc., v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
MajorityOct 20, 1958 · October Term 1958
Sangamon Valley Television Corp. v. United States et al.
MajorityOct 20, 1958 · October Term 1958
Wirl Television Corp. v. United States et al.