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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 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Company
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Compco Corporation v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Platt, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Local Union No. 721, United Packinghouse, Food & Allied Workers, AFL-CIO, v. Needham Packing Co., Doing Business As Sioux City Dressed Beef
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
MajorityMar 2, 1964 · October Term 1963
Federal Power Commission v. Southern California Edison Co. et al.
DissentMar 2, 1964 · October Term 1963
Martin, Secretary of State of Texas, et al. v. Bush et al.
MajorityMar 2, 1964 · October Term 1963
Kreznar et al. v. United States.
MajorityFeb 24, 1964 · October Term 1963
United States v. Merz et al.
DissentFeb 24, 1964 · October Term 1963
Wolfsohn, Executrix, v. Hankin et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1964 · October Term 1963
Diamond v. Louisiana.
DissentFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Wesberry et al. v. Sanders, Governor of Georgia, et al.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Wright et al. v. Rockefeller, Governor of New York, et al.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
United States v. Healy et al.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
United States v. Wiesenfeld Warehouse Co.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Southern Railway Co. v. North Carolina et al.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Costello v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Greene v. United States
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Tilton et al. v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Brooks v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
City of New Orleans et al. v. Barthe et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1964 · October Term 1963
Reisman et Al., Doing Business As Trammell, Rand & Nathan, v. Caplin et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1964 · October Term 1963
Anderson et al. v. Martin
MajorityJan 13, 1964 · October Term 1963
National Labor Relations Board v. Exchange Parts Co.
MajorityJan 13, 1964 · October Term 1963
England et al. v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners et al.
MajorityJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Carey, President of the International Union of Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers, AFL-CIO, v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
MajorityJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Hardy v. United States
MajorityJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Liner et al. v. Jafco, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
National Equipment Rental, Ltd., v. Szukhent et al.
MajorityJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Humphrey et al. v. Moore et al.
MajorityJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Polar Ice Cream & Creamery Co. v. Andrews et Al., Constituting the Florida Milk Commission, et al.
DissentJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Thompson v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Griffin et al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County et al.
MajorityDec 16, 1963 · October Term 1963
Foti v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
DissentDec 16, 1963 · October Term 1963
Meyer v. United States
MajorityDec 16, 1963 · October Term 1963
Aldrich v. Aldrich et al.
MajorityDec 16, 1963 · October Term 1963
Eichel v. New York Central Railroad Co.
MajorityDec 16, 1963 · October Term 1963
Fields et al. v. City of Fairfield.
MajorityDec 9, 1963 · October Term 1963
United States v. Behrens
MajorityDec 9, 1963 · October Term 1963
Corey v. United States
MajorityDec 9, 1963 · October Term 1963
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 9, 1963 · October Term 1963
Dennis v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co.
DissentDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
Fahy v. Connecticut
MajorityDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
Retail Clerks International Association, Local 1625, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Schermerhorn et al.
MajorityDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
Durfee et Ux. v. Duke
MajorityDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
United States v. Stapf et Al., Executors and Trustees
MajorityDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
Dresner et al. v. City of Tallahassee
MajorityDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
Meeker et Ux. v. Ambassador Oil Corp.
MajorityNov 18, 1963 · October Term 1963
Gotthilf v. Sills et al.