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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)

MajorityMar 5, 1962 · October Term 1961
Simonson, Trustee in Bankruptcy, et al. v. Granquist, District Director of Internal Revenue, et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1962 · October Term 1961
Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Islands Reserve, v. Egan, Governor of Alaska, et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1962 · October Term 1961
Richards et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1962 · October Term 1961
Retail Clerks International Association, Local Unions Nos. 128 and 633, v. Lion Dry Goods, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1962 · October Term 1961
Bailey et al. v. Patterson et al.
MajorityFeb 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
Chewning v. Cunningham, Penitentiary Superintendent
MajorityFeb 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
Oyler v. Boles, Warden
DissentFeb 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
Machibroda v. United States
MajorityFeb 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
Charles Dowd Box Co., Inc., v. Courtney et al.
Did not participateJan 22, 1962 · October Term 1961
Blau v. Lehman et al.
MajorityJan 22, 1962 · October Term 1961
Hill v. United States
MajorityJan 22, 1962 · October Term 1961
Nostrand et al. v. Little et al.
DissentJan 22, 1962 · October Term 1961
Mitchell v. United States
MajorityJan 15, 1962 · October Term 1961
Seymour v. Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary
MajorityJan 15, 1962 · October Term 1961
Federal Trade Commission v. Henry Broch & Co.
MajorityJan 15, 1962 · October Term 1961
United States et al. v. Drum et al.
MajorityJan 15, 1962 · October Term 1961
National Labor Relations Board v. Brandman Iron Co.
MajorityJan 15, 1962 · October Term 1961
National Labor Relations Board v. Las Vegas Sand & Gravel Corp.
MajorityJan 15, 1962 · October Term 1961
National Labor Relations Board v. Local 476, United Association of Journeymen of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, AFL-CIO, et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
United States v. Union Central Life Insurance Co.
MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
Campbell, Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia, et al. v. Hussey et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
National Labor Relations Board v. Ochoa Fertilizer Corp. et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
Turnbow et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
Bailey et al. v. Patterson et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
Venus v. United States.
MajorityDec 11, 1961 · October Term 1961
Federal Land Bank of Wichita v. Board of County Commissioners of Kiowa County, Kansas, et al.
MajorityDec 11, 1961 · October Term 1961
Garner et al. v. Louisiana
DissentDec 11, 1961 · October Term 1961
St. Regis Paper Co. v. United States
MajorityDec 11, 1961 · October Term 1961
Killian v. United States
MajorityDec 11, 1961 · October Term 1961
Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange County
ConcurrenceDec 4, 1961 · October Term 1961
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania
DissentDec 4, 1961 · October Term 1961
Interstate Commerce Commission v. J-T Transport Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 4, 1961 · October Term 1961
Hodges v. United States
MajorityNov 20, 1961 · October Term 1961
Hoyt v. Florida
MajorityNov 13, 1961 · October Term 1961
Still v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
MajorityNov 13, 1961 · October Term 1961
Hamilton v. Alabama
MajorityNov 6, 1961 · October Term 1961
Roper v. United States et al.
MajorityNov 6, 1961 · October Term 1961
Martin v. Walton, Probate Judge of Johnson County, Kansas
DissentJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Poe et al. v. Ullman, State's Attorney
MajorityJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Piemonte v. United States
MajorityJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Culombe v. Connecticut
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Mapp v. Ohio
DissentJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
American Automobile Association v. United States
MajorityJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Marcus et al. v. Search Warrant of Property At 104 East Tenth Street, Kansas City, Missouri, et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
International Association of Machinists et al. v. Street et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Lathrop v. Donohue
MajorityJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473, AFL-CIO, et al. v. McElroy et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1961 · October Term 1960
Conner v. Simler