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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)

DissentNov 28, 1978 · October Term 1978
Dougherty County, Georgia, Board of Education et al. v. White
MajorityNov 28, 1978 · October Term 1978
Holt Civic Club et al. v. City of Tuscaloosa et al.
MajorityNov 27, 1978 · October Term 1978
United States v. California
DissentNov 13, 1978 · October Term 1978
Board of Trustees of Keene State College et al. v. Sweeney
MajorityNov 6, 1978 · October Term 1978
Presnell v. Georgia
MajorityOct 30, 1978 · October Term 1978
National Labor Relations Board v. Baylor University Medical Center
MajorityOct 16, 1978 · October Term 1978
Long Island Rail Road Co. v. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityOct 16, 1978 · October Term 1978
Carey, State's Attorney of Cook County, Illinois v. Wynn et al.
MajorityJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Lockett v. Ohio
MajorityJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Bell v. Ohio
MajorityJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
California et al. v. United States
MajorityJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. New Mexico
DissentJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation et al.
MajorityJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Alabama et al. v. Pugh et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. United States Gypsum Co. et al.
DissentJun 29, 1978 · October Term 1977
Butz et al. v. Economou et al.
DissentJun 29, 1978 · October Term 1977
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. et al. v. Barry et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1978 · October Term 1977
Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters et al.
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Houchins, Sheriff of the County of Alameda, California v. Kqed, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. Grayson
DissentJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Penn Central Transportation Co. et al. v. New York City et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Franks v. Delaware
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Berry et al. v. Doles et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
McAdams, Executor, et al. v. McSurely et Ux.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Swisher, State's Attorney for Baltimore City, et al. v. Brady et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus, Attorney General of Minnesota, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
MajorityJun 23, 1978 · October Term 1977
City of Philadelphia et al. v. New Jersey et al.
MajorityJun 23, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. John et al.
MajorityJun 23, 1978 · October Term 1977
Will, U. S. District Judge v. Calvert Fire Insurance Co. et al.
MajorityJun 23, 1978 · October Term 1977
Hutto et al. v. Finney et al.
MajorityJun 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityJun 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
Hicklin et al. v. Orbeck, Commissioner, Department of Labor of Alaska, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
Wise, Mayor of Dallas, et al. v. Lipscomb et al.
MajorityJun 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
Eastex, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
DissentJun 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
Parker, Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Flook
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
California v. Texas
MajorityJun 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger, Administratrix
MajorityJun 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
Mincey v. Arizona
DissentJun 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. v. Writers Guild of America, West, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
Zenith Radio Corp. v. United States
MajorityJun 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
Gardner v. Westinghouse Broadcasting Co.
DissentJun 19, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States et al. v. Lasalle National Bank et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1978 · October Term 1977
Greyhound Corp. et al. v. Mt. Hood Stages, Inc., Dba Pacific Trailways
MajorityJun 19, 1978 · October Term 1977
Oppenheimer Fund, Inc., et al. v. Sanders et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1978 · October Term 1977
National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co.
MajorityJun 15, 1978 · October Term 1977
First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Boston et al. v. Tax Commission of Massachusetts et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1978 · October Term 1977
Moorman Manufacturing Co. v. Bair, Director of Revenue of Iowa