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, 1979 · October Term 1978
- DissentMar 20, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
Quern, Director, Department of Public Aid of Illinois v. Jordan
- MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
Lake Country Estates, Inc., et al. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency et al.
- MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
- DissentMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityMar 5, 1979 · October Term 1978
Chase Manhattan Bank, N. A., et al. v. Finance Administration of City of New York et al.
- MajorityFeb 28, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityFeb 27, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityFeb 26, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityFeb 26, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityFeb 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityFeb 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
- MajorityFeb 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityFeb 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
Miller, Director, Department of Children and Family Services of Illinois, et al. v. Youakim et al.
- MajorityFeb 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityFeb 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party et al.
- Did not participateFeb 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Shell Oil Co. et al.
- MajorityFeb 21, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityFeb 21, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityFeb 21, 1979 · October Term 1978
- DissentJan 22, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityJan 16, 1979 · October Term 1978
Washington et al. v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation
- Did not participateJan 16, 1979 · October Term 1978
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Pennzoil Producing Co. et al.
- MajorityJan 16, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityJan 16, 1979 · October Term 1978
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America v. Daniel
- MajorityJan 15, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityJan 15, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityJan 15, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityJan 9, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityJan 9, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityJan 9, 1979 · October Term 1978
Colautti, Secretary of Welfare of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Franklin et al.
- MajorityJan 9, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityJan 8, 1979 · October Term 1978
Mobay Chemical Corp. v. Costle, Administratrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency
- MajorityJan 4, 1979 · October Term 1978
- MajorityDec 18, 1978 · October Term 1978
- MajorityDec 18, 1978 · October Term 1978
Marquette National Bank of Minneapolis v. First of Omaha Service Corp. et al.
- MajorityDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Aznavorian
- DissentDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
United California Bank et Al., Co-Executors v. United States
- ConcurrenceDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
- MajorityDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. First Lincolnwood Corp.
- ConcurrenceDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
- MajorityDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
- MajorityDec 5, 1978 · October Term 1978
New Motor Vehicle Board of California et al. v. Orrin W. Fox Co. et al.
- MajorityDec 5, 1978 · October Term 1978
- MajorityDec 4, 1978 · October Term 1978