Potter Stewart
Biography of Potter Stewart
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Stewart
- First Name: Potter
- Date of Birth: January , 23 , 1915
- Place of Birth (POB): Jackson , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
- Date of Death: December , 7 , 1985
- Place of Death (POD): Hanover , New Hampshire (US-NH, NH, 33, N.H)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Potter Stewart Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Dwight D. Eisenhower ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/06/1954
- Seat vacated by: Hicks , Xenophon
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/06/1954
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 04/22/1954
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/23/1954
- Commission Date: 04/27/1954
- Date of Termination: 10/13/1958
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Second Appointment of Potter Stewart
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
- Promoted by President: Dwight D. Eisenhower ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/17/1959
- Recess Appointment date: 10/14/1958
- Seat vacated by: Burton , Harold Hitz
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/17/1959
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action: 04/29/1959
- Senate voice vote?: No
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/05/1959
- Commission Date: 05/07/1959
- Retirement from Active Service: 07/03/1981
- Date of Termination: 12/07/1985
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Potter Stewart in the Law School
- Name of School: Yale University
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Law Degree Year: 1937
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School
- Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1941
Potter Stewart Career Path
Employment:
- Henry Fellowship, Cambridge University, 1937-1938
- Private practice, New York City, 1941-1942, 1945-1947
- U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant junior grade, 1942-1945
- Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1947-1954
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Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Sixth Circuit, October 14, 1958-July 3, 1981
- Fifth Circuit, October 12, 1971-January 6, 1972
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