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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)

DissentJun 2, 1980 · October Term 1979
Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Shell Oil Co. et al.
MajorityJun 2, 1980 · October Term 1979
Aaron v. Securities and Exchange Commission
MajorityMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Mendenhall
MajorityMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
Harrison, Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, et al. v. Ppg Industries, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
Andrus, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Glover Construction Co.
DissentMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Havens
MajorityMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
Gomez v. Toledo
MajorityMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
Catalano, Inc., et al. v. Target Sales, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 27, 1980 · October Term 1979
Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Rosario et al.
DissentMay 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Busic v. United States
MajorityMay 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Godfrey v. Georgia
MajorityMay 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee et al.
MajorityMay 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York et al. v. Tomanio
MajorityMay 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Utah
MajorityMay 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Texas v. New Mexico
DissentMay 12, 1980 · October Term 1979
American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez et al.
MajorityMay 12, 1980 · October Term 1979
Rhode Island v. Innis
MajorityMay 12, 1980 · October Term 1979
General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc., et al. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission et al.
MajorityMay 12, 1980 · October Term 1979
Cuyler, Correctional Superintendent, et al. v. Sullivan
DissentMay 12, 1980 · October Term 1979
Nachman Corp. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation et al.
MajorityApr 28, 1980 · October Term 1979
Marshall, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. Jerrico, Inc.
DissentApr 28, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Louisiana et al.
MajorityApr 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co.
MajorityApr 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
Carlson, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al. v. Green, Administratrix
MajorityApr 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
City of Mobile, Alabama, et al. v. Bolden et al.
MajorityApr 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
Wengler v. Druggists Mutual Insurance Co. et al.
DissentApr 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
City of Rome et al. v. United States et al.
ConcurrenceApr 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
Baldasar v. Illinois
MajorityApr 22, 1980 · October Term 1979
Williams et al. v. Brown et al.
DissentApr 16, 1980 · October Term 1979
Owen v. City of Independence, Missouri, et al.
MajorityApr 16, 1980 · October Term 1979
Whalen v. United States
MajorityApr 16, 1980 · October Term 1979
Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Idaho et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Mitchell et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1980 · October Term 1979
Roberts v. United States
MajorityApr 15, 1980 · October Term 1979
Payton v. New York
DissentMar 31, 1980 · October Term 1979
Branti v. Finkel et al.
MajorityMar 25, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Crews
DissentMar 25, 1980 · October Term 1979
Vitek, Correctional Director, et al. v. Jones
DissentMar 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Deposit Guaranty National Bank of Jackson, Mississippi v. Roper et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Gillock
MajorityMar 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Gte Sylvania, Inc., et al. v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc., et al.
DissentMar 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States Parole Commission et al. v. Geraghty
Did not participateMar 19, 1980 · October Term 1979
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Commissioner of Taxes of Vermont
MajorityMar 18, 1980 · October Term 1979
Costle, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency v. Pacific Legal Foundation et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1980 · October Term 1979
Chiarella v. United States
MajorityMar 18, 1980 · October Term 1979
United States v. Clarke et al.
ConcurrenceMar 18, 1980 · October Term 1979
Rummel v. Estelle, Corrections Director
MajorityMar 18, 1980 · October Term 1979
Vance et al. v. Universal Amusement Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 17, 1980 · October Term 1979
Crown Simpson Pulp Co. et al. v. Costle, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
MajorityMar 3, 1980 · October Term 1979
Forsham et al. v. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.