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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)

MajorityJun 19, 1974 · October Term 1973
Jimenez et al. v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
MajorityJun 19, 1974 · October Term 1973
Kokoszka v. Belford, Trustee in Bankruptcy
MajorityJun 19, 1974 · October Term 1973
Warden, Lewisburg Penitentiary v. Marrero
MajorityJun 19, 1974 · October Term 1973
Central Tablet Manufacturing Co. v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Baker et Al., Trustees in Reorganization v. Gold Seal Liquors, Inc.
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Geduldig, Director, Department of Human Resources Development v. Aiello et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Morton, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Mancari et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Gilmore et al. v. City of Montgomery, Alabama, et al.
DissentJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Cardwell, Warden v. Lewis
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Ross et al. v. Moffitt
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Moody et al. v. Albemarle Paper Co. et al.
Did not participateJun 10, 1974 · October Term 1973
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Federal Power Commission et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1974 · October Term 1973
Davis v. United States
MajorityJun 10, 1974 · October Term 1973
City of Pittsburgh v. Alco Parking Corp. et al.
Did not participateJun 10, 1974 · October Term 1973
Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc. et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1974 · October Term 1973
Wheeler et al. v. Barrera et al.
ConcurrenceJun 10, 1974 · October Term 1973
Michigan v. Tucker
Did not participateJun 3, 1974 · October Term 1973
Corning Glass Works v. Brennan, Secretary of Labor
MajorityJun 3, 1974 · October Term 1973
Anderson et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 3, 1974 · October Term 1973
Howard Johnson Co., Inc. v. Detroit Local Joint Executive Board, Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union, AFL-CIO
MajorityJun 3, 1974 · October Term 1973
Vermont v. New York et al.
MajorityJun 3, 1974 · October Term 1973
Gerstein et al. v. Coe et al.
MajorityJun 3, 1974 · October Term 1973
Poe et al. v. Gerstein et al.
MajorityMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
Cass v. United States
MajorityMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
Bellis v. United States
Did not participateMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
Cooper Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
F. D. Rich Co., Inc., et al. v. United States for the Use of Industrial Lumber Co., Inc.
ConcurrenceMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. National Alfalfa Dehydrating & Milling Co.
MajorityMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin et al.
MajorityMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
Holder, U.S. District Judge v. Banks
MajorityMay 20, 1974 · October Term 1973
Allee et al. v. Medrano et al.
MajorityMay 20, 1974 · October Term 1973
Air Pollution Variance Board of Colorado v. Western Alfalfa Corp.
MajorityMay 20, 1974 · October Term 1973
National Labor Relations Board v. Food Store Employees Union, Local 347, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America, AFL-CIO
MajorityMay 20, 1974 · October Term 1973
William E. Arnold Co. v. Carpenters District Council of Jacksonville and Vicinity et al.
MajorityMay 20, 1974 · October Term 1973
Blackledge, Warden, et al. v. Perry
MajorityMay 20, 1974 · October Term 1973
Fuller v. Oregon
MajorityMay 20, 1974 · October Term 1973
Kosydar, Tax Commissioner of Ohio v. National Cash Register Co.
MajorityMay 15, 1974 · October Term 1973
Beasley et al. v. Food Fair of North Carolina, Inc., et al.
DissentMay 15, 1974 · October Term 1973
Calero-Toledo et al. v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.
MajorityMay 15, 1974 · October Term 1973
Bradley et al. v. School Board of the City of Richmond et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1974 · October Term 1973
Bob Jones University v. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury, et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1974 · October Term 1973
Alexander, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. 'Americans United' Inc.
MajorityMay 15, 1974 · October Term 1973
Dillard et al. v. Industrial Commission of Virginia et al.
MajorityMay 13, 1974 · October Term 1973
Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp. et al.
Did not participateMay 13, 1974 · October Term 1973
Snow et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
ConcurrenceMay 13, 1974 · October Term 1973
United States v. Giordano et al.
DissentMay 13, 1974 · October Term 1973
United States v. Chavez et al.
DissentMay 13, 1974 · October Term 1973
Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.
ConcurrenceMay 13, 1974 · October Term 1973
Donnelly v. Dechristoforo