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Potter Stewart
Potter Stewart (1915 - 1985) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 6, 1954. His service terminated on December 7, 1985, due to death. Prior to joining the Supreme Court, Stewart was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.[1]
Stewart was one of five justices nominated to the Supreme Court by President Eisenhower. Stewart served during The Warren Court and The Burger Court.[2]
Education
Stewart received a B.A. in 1937 and LL.B. in 1941 from Yale University and Yale Law School.[1]
Professional career
- 1947-1954: Attorney in private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1945-1947: Attorney in private practice, New York City
- 1942-1945: Lieutenant (Junior Grade), United States Naval Reserve
- 1941-1942: Attorney in private practice, New York City
- 1937-1938: Henry Fellowship at Cambridge University[1]
Federal judicial career
Supreme Court
Stewart received a recess appointment to the Supreme Court from President Dwight D. Eisenhower on October 14, 1958. He was formally nominated on January 17, 1959. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 5, 1959, and received his commission on May 7, 1959. He assumed senior status on July 3, 1981. Potter's service ended with his death on December 7, 1985.[1]
Sixth Circuit
Stewart was nominated to the Sixth Circuit by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 6, 1954. Stewart was confirmed by the Senate on April 23, 1954, and received his commission on April 27th. His service ended on October 13, 1958, when he received a seat on the Supreme Court.[1]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Xenophon Hicks |
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1954–1958 |
Succeeded by: Lester Cecil |
| Preceded by: Harold Burton |
Supreme Court 1959–1985 |
Succeeded by: Sandra Day O'Connor
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
