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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 24, 1961 · October Term 1960
Stewart v. United States
ConcurrenceApr 17, 1961 · October Term 1960
Local 60, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
ConcurrenceApr 17, 1961 · October Term 1960
Local 357, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, v. National Labor Relations Board
ConcurrenceApr 17, 1961 · October Term 1960
National Labor Relations Board v. News Syndicate Co., Inc., et al.
ConcurrenceApr 17, 1961 · October Term 1960
International Typographical Union, AFL-CIO, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityApr 17, 1961 · October Term 1960
Smith v. Bennett, Warden
ConcurrenceApr 17, 1961 · October Term 1960
Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority et al.
DissentApr 17, 1961 · October Term 1960
Kossick v. United Fruit Co.
MajorityApr 17, 1961 · October Term 1960
Moses Lake Homes, Inc., et al. v. Grant County
MajorityApr 17, 1961 · October Term 1960
Bulova Watch Co., Inc., v. United States
MajorityApr 17, 1961 · October Term 1960
Coppola v. United States
MajorityApr 17, 1961 · October Term 1960
Verret et al. v. Oil Transport Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 3, 1961 · October Term 1960
Chapman v. United States
MajorityApr 3, 1961 · October Term 1960
United States v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.
MajorityApr 3, 1961 · October Term 1960
Saldana v. United States
MajorityMar 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Ferguson v. Georgia
MajorityMar 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Newsom v. Smyth, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary
MajorityMar 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Laurens Federal Savings & Loan Assn. v. South Carolina Tax Commission et al.
MajorityMar 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Reynolds v. Cochran, Director of Division of Corrections
DissentMar 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Rogers v. Richmond, Warden
MajorityMar 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Milanovich et Ux. v. United States
Did not participateMar 6, 1961 · October Term 1960
Michigan National Bank et al. v. Michigan et al.
MajorityMar 6, 1961 · October Term 1960
Silverman et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 6, 1961 · October Term 1960
Egan v. City of Aurora et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Clancy et al. v. United States
MajorityFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co. et al.
DissentFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Aro Manufacturing Co., Inc., et al. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co., Inc.
ConcurrenceFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Wilson v. Schnettler et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Wilkinson v. United States
MajorityFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Braden v. United States
ConcurrenceFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Green v. United States
MajorityFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Pugach v. Dollinger, District Attorney of Bronx County, et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference et al. v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc., et al.
DissentFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
United States v. Fruehauf et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Maynard v. Durham & Southern Railway Co.
ConcurrenceFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Monroe et al. v. Pape et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Schnell et al. v. Peter Eckrich & Sons, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Costello v. United States
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
United States v. Lucchese, Alias Luckese, Alias Lucase, Alias Arra, Alias Luchese
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Bullock v. South Carolina
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Nolan, Administrator, et al. v. Transocean Air Lines
DissentJan 23, 1961 · October Term 1960
Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. et al.
MajorityJan 23, 1961 · October Term 1960
Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago et al.
MajorityJan 23, 1961 · October Term 1960
Campbell et al. v. United States
MajorityJan 23, 1961 · October Term 1960
McNeal v. Culver, State Prison Custodian
MajorityJan 23, 1961 · October Term 1960
National Labor Relations Board v. Mattison Machine Works
MajorityJan 23, 1961 · October Term 1960
United States v. Parke, Davis & Co.
Did not participateJan 16, 1961 · October Term 1960
System Federation No. 91, Railway Employes' Department, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Wright et al.
MajorityJan 16, 1961 · October Term 1960
Radiant Burners, Inc., v. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. et al.
MajorityJan 16, 1961 · October Term 1960
Kimbrough v. United States