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Potter Stewart (January 23, 1915 – December 7, 1985) was an American lawyer and judge who served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1958 to 1981. During his tenure, he made major contributions to criminal justice reform, civil rights, access to the courts, and Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.
Potter Stewart (born Jan. 23, 1915, Jackson, Mich., U.S.—died Dec. 7, 1985, Hanover, N.H.) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1958–81). Stewart was admitted to the bar in New York and Ohio in 1941 and after World War II settled in Cincinnati.
Learn about the life and career of Potter Stewart, a centrist and pragmatic member of the Supreme Court who served from 1958 to 1981. Find out his judicial philosophy, his influential opinions, and his famous quote on obscenity.
Learn about the life and career of Potter Stewart, a U.S. Supreme Court associate justice from 1958 to 1981. Find out his biography, legal achievements, and historical profiles on the Supreme Court Historical Society website.
Learn about the life and career of Justice Potter Stewart, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1958 to 1981. Find his opinions on topics such as search and seizure, abortion, voting rights, and more.
21 de may. de 2018 · Potter Stewart. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart (1915-1985) was a strong supporter of civil rights and of First and Fourteenth amendment rights to freedom of expression. During the Burger Court period of his service he functioned as "swing man" with Justice Byron R. White.
8 de dic. de 1985 · Potter Stewart, an Eisenhower Republican from Ohio who spent 23 years on the Supreme Court, died yesterday in a hospital in Hanover, N.H., where he had been admitted after suffering a...
