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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)

MajorityFeb 24, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Johnson
MajorityFeb 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
Baxstrom v. Herold, State Hospital Director
MajorityFeb 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Ewell et al.
DissentFeb 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
Brown et al. v. Louisiana
MajorityFeb 21, 1966 · October Term 1965
Graham et al. v. John Deere Co. of Kansas City et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Adams et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 1966 · October Term 1965
Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114, et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 21, 1966 · October Term 1965
Rosenblatt v. Baer
MajorityJan 31, 1966 · October Term 1965
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityJan 31, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. California
MajorityJan 21, 1966 · October Term 1965
Chandler, U.S. District Judge v. Judicial Council of the Tenth Circuit of the United States.
ConcurrenceJan 19, 1966 · October Term 1965
Giaccio v. Pennsylvania
MajorityJan 19, 1966 · October Term 1965
Tehan, Sheriff v. United States Ex Rel. Shott
MajorityJan 18, 1966 · October Term 1965
Segal, Dba Segal Cotton Products, et al. v. Rochelle, Trustee in Bankruptcy
MajorityJan 18, 1966 · October Term 1965
California v. Buzard
MajorityJan 18, 1966 · October Term 1965
Snapp v. Neal, State Auditor, et al.
DissentJan 17, 1966 · October Term 1965
Evans et al. v. Newton et al.
MajorityJan 17, 1966 · October Term 1965
Katchen v. Landy, Trustee in Bankruptcy
MajorityJan 17, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Yazell
MajorityJan 17, 1966 · October Term 1965
Koehring Co. v. Hyde Construction Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 20, 1965 · October Term 1965
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Local 283 v. Scofield et al.
MajorityDec 13, 1965 · October Term 1965
United States v. Speers, Trustee in Bankruptcy
MajorityDec 13, 1965 · October Term 1965
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
MajorityDec 13, 1965 · October Term 1965
Albanese v. Nv Nederl. Amerik Stoomv Maats
MajorityDec 13, 1965 · October Term 1965
Soric v. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
MajorityDec 13, 1965 · October Term 1965
United States v. Louisiana et al.
MajorityDec 8, 1965 · October Term 1965
Hazeltine Research, Inc., et al. v. Brenner, Commissioner of Patents
MajorityDec 8, 1965 · October Term 1965
Gunther v. San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Co.
MajorityDec 7, 1965 · October Term 1965
United Gas Improvement Co. et al. v. Callery Properties, Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1965 · October Term 1965
Western Pacific Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.
DissentDec 6, 1965 · October Term 1965
Harris v. United States
MajorityDec 6, 1965 · October Term 1965
Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food Machinery & Chemical Corp.
MajorityDec 6, 1965 · October Term 1965
Hanna Mining Co. et al. v. District 2, Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, AFL-CIO, et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1965 · October Term 1965
Rogers et al. v. Paul et al.
DissentDec 6, 1965 · October Term 1965
Solomon v. South Carolina
MajorityNov 22, 1965 · October Term 1965
Swift & Co., Inc., et al. v. Wickham, Commissioner of Agriculture & Markets of New York
MajorityNov 22, 1965 · October Term 1965
United States v. Romano et al.
MajorityNov 22, 1965 · October Term 1965
United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO v. R. H. Bouligny, Inc.
MajorityNov 22, 1965 · October Term 1965
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityNov 22, 1965 · October Term 1965
United States v. Maryland for the Use of Meyer et al.
MajorityNov 22, 1965 · October Term 1965
Maryland for the Use of Levin et al. v. United States
MajorityNov 15, 1965 · October Term 1965
Albertson et al. v. Subversive Activities Control Board
MajorityNov 15, 1965 · October Term 1965
Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham
MajorityNov 15, 1965 · October Term 1965
Bradley et al. v. School Board of City of Richmond et al.
Did not participateNov 8, 1965 · October Term 1965
Federal Trade Commission v. Mary Carter Paint Co. et al.
MajorityNov 8, 1965 · October Term 1965
Leh et al. v. General Petroleum Corp. et al.
MajorityNov 8, 1965 · October Term 1965
Richmond Television Corp. v. United States
MajorityOct 18, 1965 · October Term 1965
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Gridiron Steel Co.
MajorityOct 18, 1965 · October Term 1965
First Security National Bank & Trust Co. of Lexington et al. v. United States
MajorityOct 18, 1965 · October Term 1965
James v. Louisiana