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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 20, 1973 · October Term 1972
Texas v. Louisiana
MajorityMar 20, 1973 · October Term 1972
Salyer Land Co. et al. v. Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
MajorityMar 20, 1973 · October Term 1972
Associated Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. Toltec Watershed Improvement District
MajorityMar 19, 1973 · October Term 1972
Papish v. Board of Curators of the University of Missouri et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1973 · October Term 1972
Marston et al. v. Lewis et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1973 · October Term 1972
Burns et al. v. Fortson, Secretary of State of Georgia, et al.
DissentMar 19, 1973 · October Term 1972
Lavallee, Correctional Superintendent v. Delle Rose
MajorityMar 5, 1973 · October Term 1972
Hurtado et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 5, 1973 · October Term 1972
Bradley et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 5, 1973 · October Term 1972
Linda R. S. v. Richard D. et al.
DissentMar 5, 1973 · October Term 1972
United Air Lines, Inc. v. Mahin, Director of Department of Revenue, et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1973 · October Term 1972
Ohio v. Kentucky
DissentMar 5, 1973 · October Term 1972
Ortwein et al. v. Schwab et al.
MajorityFeb 28, 1973 · October Term 1972
Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky
MajorityFeb 28, 1973 · October Term 1972
Brennan, Secretary of Labor v. Arnheim & Neely, Inc., et al.
DissentFeb 28, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Falstaff Brewing Corp. et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1973 · October Term 1972
Tillman et al. v. Wheaton-Haven Recreation Assn., Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Basye et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1973 · October Term 1972
Illinois v. Somerville
DissentFeb 26, 1973 · October Term 1972
Department of Motor Vehicles of California v. Rios
MajorityFeb 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Lehnhausen, Director, Department of Local Government Affairs of Illinois v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co. et al.
DissentFeb 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States
MajorityFeb 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Enmons et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Morris v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
MajorityFeb 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Michigan v. Ohio
MajorityFeb 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction, et al. v. Royster et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Chambers v. Mississippi
MajorityFeb 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Mahan, Secretary, State Board of Elections, et al. v. Howell et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Tacon v. Arizona
MajorityJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Dionisio
MajorityJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Mara, Aka Marasovich
DissentJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Glaxo Group Ltd. et al.
ConcurrenceJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Environmental Protection Agency et al. v. Mink et al.
ConcurrenceJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Roe et al. v. Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County
MajorityJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
Doe et al. v. Bolton, Attorney General of Georgia, et al.
DissentJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States et al. v. Florida East Coast Railway Co. et al.
MajorityJan 22, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Chandler et al.
MajorityJan 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Goosby et al. v. Osser et al.
MajorityJan 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Ham v. South Carolina
DissentJan 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gomez v. Perez
MajorityJan 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Indiana Employment Security Division et al. v. Burney
MajorityJan 16, 1973 · October Term 1972
Almota Farmers Elevator & Warehouse Co. v. United States
MajorityJan 16, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Fuller et Ux.
MajorityJan 16, 1973 · October Term 1972
Robinson v. Neil, Warden
MajorityJan 15, 1973 · October Term 1972
American Trial Lawyers Assn., New Jersey Branch, et al. v. New Jersey Supreme Court
MajorityJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
Hughes Tool Co. et al. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
MajorityJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
Philpott et al. v. Essex County Welfare Board
MajorityJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
District of Columbia v. Carter
DissentJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Kras
MajorityJan 15, 1972 · October Term 1972
Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Morris et al.