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

• Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Sixth Circuit, October 14, 1958-July 3, 1981
• Fifth Circuit, October 12, 1971-January 6, 1972

Resources

Bibliographic references of Potter Stewart

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