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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 26, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Consumer Life Insurance Co.
DissentApr 26, 1977 · October Term 1976
Trimble et al. v. Gordon et al.
MajorityApr 26, 1977 · October Term 1976
Fiallo, a Minor, By Rodriguez, et al. v. Bell, Attorney General, et al.
MajorityApr 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Gravitt, Executrix et al. v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1977 · October Term 1976
Wooley, Chief of Police of Lebanon, et al. v. Maynard et Ux.
MajorityApr 19, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Antelope et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1977 · October Term 1976
Ingraham et al. v. Wright et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1977 · October Term 1976
Darden v. Florida
MajorityApr 4, 1977 · October Term 1976
National Geographic Society v. California Board of Equalization
MajorityApr 4, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co. et al.
DissentApr 4, 1977 · October Term 1976
Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Kneip, Governor of South Dakota, et al.
MajorityApr 4, 1977 · October Term 1976
Alexander, Secretary of the Army v. Fioto
DissentMar 29, 1977 · October Term 1976
Jones, Director, Department of Weights and Measures, Riverside County v. Rath Packing Co. et al.
MajorityMar 29, 1977 · October Term 1976
Maness v. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation of Florida
MajorityMar 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Brewer, Warden v. Williams
MajorityMar 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Atlas Roofing Co., Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Santa Fe Industries, Inc., et al. v. Green et al.
DissentMar 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Castaneda, Sheriff v. Partida
DissentMar 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Juidice et Al., Judges v. Vail et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Gardner v. Florida
MajorityMar 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Swain, Reformatory Superintendent v. Pressley
ConcurrenceMar 21, 1977 · October Term 1976
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Webster
MajorityMar 21, 1977 · October Term 1976
Morales v. Turman et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1977 · October Term 1976
Costello et al. v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender Rehabilitation, et al.
DissentMar 7, 1977 · October Term 1976
Nolde Brothers, Inc. v. Local No. 358, Bakery & Confectionery Workers Union, AFL-CIO
MajorityMar 7, 1977 · October Term 1976
Town of Lockport, New York, et al. v. Citizens for Community Action At the Local Level, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 7, 1977 · October Term 1976
Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady, Chairman, Mississippi Tax Commission
MajorityMar 7, 1977 · October Term 1976
Farmer, Special Admininistrator v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 25, et al.
MajorityMar 7, 1977 · October Term 1976
Oklahoma Publishing Co. v. District Court in and for Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, et al.
DissentMar 2, 1977 · October Term 1976
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Goldfarb
ConcurrenceMar 1, 1977 · October Term 1976
United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc., et al. v. Carey, Governor of New York, et al.
DissentMar 1, 1977 · October Term 1976
Marks et al. v. United States
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Piper et al. v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Delaware Tribal Business Committee et al. v. Weeks et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Sanders
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. et al. v. Train, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
DissentFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
City of Philadelphia et al. v. New Jersey et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Florida et al.
DissentFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
National Labor Relations Board v. Enterprise Association of Steam, Hot Water, Hydraulic Sprinkler, Pneumatic Tube, Ice Machine & General Pipefitters of New York and Vicinity, Local Union No. 638
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Weatherford, Agent of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, et al. v. Bursey
DissentFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Don E. Williams Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
ConcurrenceFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Whalen, Commissioner of Health of New York v. Roe et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States Steel Corp. et al. v. Fortner Enterprises, Inc.
DissentFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Codd, Police Commissioner, City of New York, et al. v. Velger
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Board of Supervisors of Warren County, Mississippi, et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Donovan v. Penn Shipping Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Concerned Citizens of Southern Ohio, Inc., et al. v. Pine Creek Conservancy District et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Oregon v. Mathiason
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Stanton v. Stanton