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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)

DissentApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Order of Railroad Telegraphers et al. v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.
MajorityApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Marine Cooks & Stewards, Afl, et al. v. Panama Steamship Co., Ltd., et al.
DissentApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Miller Music Corp. v. Charles N. Daniels, Inc.
MajorityApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Mackey, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, et al. v. Mendoza-Martinez
MajorityApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Niukkanen, Alias Mackie, v. McAlexander, Acting District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityApr 4, 1960 · October Term 1959
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. H. B. Zachry Co.
MajorityApr 4, 1960 · October Term 1959
Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
Abel, Alias Mark, Alias Collins, Alias Goldfus, v. United States
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
Jones v. United States
DissentMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
National Labor Relations Board v. Drivers, Chauffeurs, Helpers, Local Union No. 639, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
Federal Trade Commission v. Travelers Health Association
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
Tilghman v. Culver, Prison Custodian
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
McGann v. United States
DissentMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
Flora v. United States
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
Thompson v. City of Louisville et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
Scripto, Inc., v. Carson, Sheriff, et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
McGann v. United States
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
Willis v. United States
MajorityMar 7, 1960 · October Term 1959
Talley v. California
MajorityMar 7, 1960 · October Term 1959
Florida Lime and Avocado Growers, Inc., et al. v. Jacobsen, Director of the Department of Agriculture of California, et al.
MajorityMar 7, 1960 · October Term 1959
Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation
MajorityMar 7, 1960 · October Term 1959
Sublett v. Adams, Warden
MajorityFeb 29, 1960 · October Term 1959
Nelson et al. v. County of Los Angeles et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 29, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Parke, Davis & Co.
MajorityFeb 29, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Raines et al.
MajorityFeb 29, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Thomas, Registrar of Voters of Washington Parish, Louisiana, et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Phillips Chemical Co. v. Dumas Independent School District
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Arnold v. Ben Kanowsky, Inc.
Did not participateFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
National Labor Relations Board v. Deena Artware, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Forman v. United States
DissentFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Mersky et al.
Did not participateFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Lewis et Al., Trustees, v. Benedict Coal Corp.
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union, AFL-CIO
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Bates et al. v. City of Little Rock et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Petite v. United States
MajorityJan 25, 1960 · October Term 1959
Davis v. Virginian Railway Co.
MajorityJan 25, 1960 · October Term 1959
Local No. 8-6, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Missouri
MajorityJan 25, 1960 · October Term 1959
Superior Court of Washington for King County et al. v. Washington Ex Rel. Yellow Cab Service, Inc.
ConcurrenceJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Kinsella, Warden, v. United States Ex Rel. Singleton
DissentJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Grisham v. Hagan, Warden
DissentJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
McElroy, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. United States Ex Rel. Guagliardo
MajorityJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Hess, Administrator, v. United States
MajorityJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Robert Demario Jewelry, Inc., et al.
DissentJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Price
DissentJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Goett, Administratrix, v. Union Carbide Corp. et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1960 · October Term 1959
Blackburn v. Alabama
MajorityJan 11, 1960 · October Term 1959
Stirone v. United States
MajorityJan 11, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Robinson et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1960 · October Term 1959
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Oregon Frozen Foods Co. et al.
MajorityDec 14, 1959 · October Term 1959
Public Service Commission of the State of New York v. Federal Power Commission et al.