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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)

MajorityApr 5, 1976 · October Term 1975
Kelley, Commissioner, Suffolk County Police Department v. Johnson
DissentApr 5, 1976 · October Term 1975
Ohio v. Gallagher
MajorityMar 31, 1976 · October Term 1975
Dann, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Johnston
MajorityMar 31, 1976 · October Term 1975
Youakim et al. v. Miller, Director, Department of Children and Family Services, et al.
MajorityMar 30, 1976 · October Term 1975
Geders v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 30, 1976 · October Term 1975
Goldberg v. United States
MajorityMar 30, 1976 · October Term 1975
Beer et al. v. United States et al.
DissentMar 30, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp.
MajorityMar 30, 1976 · October Term 1975
Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Franks et al. v. Bowman Transportation Co., Inc., et al.
DissentMar 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Colorado River Water Conservation District et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Greer, Commander, Fort Dix Military Reservation, et al. v. Spock et al.
DissentMar 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Abbott Laboratories et al. v. Portland Retail Druggists Assn., Inc.
DissentMar 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Middendorf, Secretary of the Navy, et al. v. Henry et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Carey, Governor of New York, et al. v. Sugar et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1976 · October Term 1975
Garner v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 23, 1976 · October Term 1975
McKinney v. Alabama
MajorityMar 23, 1976 · October Term 1975
Paul, Chief of Police, Louisville, et al. v. Davis
MajorityMar 23, 1976 · October Term 1975
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Wetzel et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1976 · October Term 1975
McCarthy v. Philadelphia Civil Service Commission
MajorityMar 8, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. Dinitz
MajorityMar 8, 1976 · October Term 1975
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Shapiro et Ux.
MajorityMar 8, 1976 · October Term 1975
East Carroll Parish School Board et al. v. Marshall
MajorityMar 8, 1976 · October Term 1975
Bucolo et al. v. Adkins, Chief Justice, et al.
Did not participateMar 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
Federal Power Commission v. Moss et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. Gaddis et al.
ConcurrenceMar 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
Hines et al. v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
Lavine, Commissioner, Department of Social Services of New York v. Milne et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
Ristaino et al. v. Ross
MajorityMar 2, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. Testan et al.
MajorityMar 2, 1976 · October Term 1975
Imbler v. Pachtman, District Attorney
ConcurrenceMar 2, 1976 · October Term 1975
Time, Inc. v. Firestone
MajorityMar 1, 1976 · October Term 1975
Fisher v. District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District of Montana, in and for the County of Rosebud
MajorityFeb 25, 1976 · October Term 1975
De Canas et al. v. Bica et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1976 · October Term 1975
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. v. Cottrell, Health Officer of Mississippi
MajorityFeb 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Alamo Land & Cattle Co., Inc. v. Arizona Certiorari To the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
MajorityFeb 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Eldridge
MajorityJan 30, 1976 · October Term 1975
Buckley et al. v. Valeo, Secretary of the United States Senate, et al.
MajorityJan 26, 1976 · October Term 1975
National Independent Coal Operators' Association et al. v. Kleppe, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
MajorityJan 26, 1976 · October Term 1975
Kleppe, Secretary of the Interior v. Delta Mining, Inc., et al.
ConcurrenceJan 26, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. Watson
MajorityJan 21, 1976 · October Term 1975
Rizzo, Mayor of Philadelphia, et al. v. Goode et al.
DissentJan 20, 1976 · October Term 1975
Thermtron Products, Inc., et al. v. Hermansdorfer, U.S. District Judge
MajorityJan 19, 1976 · October Term 1975
Dove v. United States
Did not participateJan 19, 1976 · October Term 1975
Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. et al.
MajorityJan 14, 1976 · October Term 1975
Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Weber
MajorityJan 14, 1976 · October Term 1975
Michelin Tire Corp. v. Wages, Tax Commissioner, et al.
MajorityJan 14, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. Bornstein et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1976 · October Term 1975
Foremost-Mckesson, Inc. v. Provident Securities Co.