Who appointed Potter Stewart?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Potter Stewart to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1959.

Was Potter Stewart appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Potter Stewart was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Potter Stewart's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Potter Stewart 70–17 on May 5, 1959.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1959 / Served to 1981

Potter Stewart

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959 and confirmed by the Senate 70–17, Potter Stewart was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1941. He previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. 314 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1915–1985
Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
Confirmed: 70–17
Education: Yale 1937 · Yale Law School 1941
Succeeded: Harold Hitz Burton
Succeeded by: Sandra Day O'Connor

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1954	Sixth Circuit succeeded Xenophon Hicks	Eisenhower (R)	Voice vote
1959	Supreme Court succeeded Harold Hitz Burton	Eisenhower (R)	70–17

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

The Senate’s published per-senator roll-call records begin in 1989, so no senator-by-senator breakdown is available for this vote.

Education

Yale University	B.A.	1937
Yale Law School	LL.B.	1941

Opinions of the Court

Stewart delivered 314 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1958 – October Term 1980). Most cited: Jackson v. Virginia et al. (79,490 citations).

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1981	New York v. Belton	453 U.S. 454 (1981)	3483
1981	Robbins v. California	453 U.S. 420 (1981)	503
1981	National Labor Relations Board v. Amax Coal Co., a Division of Amax, Inc., et al.	453 U.S. 322 (1981)	454
1981	Lehman, Secretary of the Navy v. Nakshian	453 U.S. 156 (1981)	905
1981	Monroe v. Standard Oil Co.	452 U.S. 549 (1981)	146
1981	Lassiter v. Department of Social Services of Durham County, North Carolina	452 U.S. 18 (1981)	3458
1981	H. a. Artists & Associates, Inc., et al. v. Actors' Equity Assn. et al.	451 U.S. 704 (1981)	–
1981	University of Texas et al. v. Camenisch	451 U.S. 390 (1981)	2376
1981	Ball et al. v. James et al.	451 U.S. 355 (1981)	150
1981	Montana et al. v. United States et al.	450 U.S. 544 (1981)	1034
1981	Carter v. Kentucky	450 U.S. 288 (1981)	552
1981	Democratic Party of United States et al. v. Wisconsin Ex Rel. La Follette et al.	450 U.S. 107 (1981)	288
1981	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Associated Dry Goods Corp.	449 U.S. 590 (1981)	136
1981	Watkins v. Sowders, Warden	449 U.S. 341 (1981)	334
1980	Allen et al. v. McCurry	449 U.S. 90 (1980)	4909
1980	County of Imperial, California, et al. v. Munoz et al.	449 U.S. 54 (1980)	–
1980	Williams et al. v. Zbaraz et al.	448 U.S. 358 (1980)	–
1980	Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. McRae et al.	448 U.S. 297 (1980)	1702
1980	Hicks v. Oklahoma	447 U.S. 343 (1980)	641
1980	Aaron v. Securities and Exchange Commission	446 U.S. 680 (1980)	769
1980	Andrus, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Glover Construction Co.	446 U.S. 608 (1980)	329
1980	Harrison, Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, et al. v. Ppg Industries, Inc., et al.	446 U.S. 578 (1980)	382
1980	United States v. Mendenhall	446 U.S. 544 (1980)	6313
1980	Godfrey v. Georgia	446 U.S. 420 (1980)	1672
1980	Rhode Island v. Innis	446 U.S. 291 (1980)	5571
1980	City of Mobile, Alabama, et al. v. Bolden et al.	446 U.S. 55 (1980)	783
1980	Whalen v. United States	445 U.S. 684 (1980)	1789
1980	Whirlpool Corp. v. Marshall, Secretary of Labor	445 U.S. 1 (1980)	247
1980	California Brewers Assn. et al. v. Bryant et al.	444 U.S. 598 (1980)	112
1979	Ybarra v. Illinois	444 U.S. 85 (1979)	2082
1979	Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. (tama), et al. v. Lewis	444 U.S. 11 (1979)	1476
1979	Gannett Co., Inc. v. Depasquale, County Court Judge of Seneca County, N. Y., et al.	443 U.S. 368 (1979)	1226
1979	Jackson v. Virginia et al.	443 U.S. 307 (1979)	79490
1979	Great American Federal Savings & Loan Association et al. v. Novotny	442 U.S. 366 (1979)	1006
1979	Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts et al. v. Feeney	442 U.S. 256 (1979)	2187
1979	North Carolina v. Butler	441 U.S. 369 (1979)	2172
1979	Parham v. Hughes	441 U.S. 347 (1979)	300
1979	Arizona Public Service Co. et al. v. Snead, Director of Revenue Division, Taxation and Revenue Department of New Mexico, et al.	441 U.S. 141 (1979)	–
1979	New Jersey v. Portash	440 U.S. 450 (1979)	393
1979	Detroit Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board	440 U.S. 301 (1979)	309
1979	Group Life & Health Insurance Co., Aka Blue Shield of Texas, et al. v. Royal Drug Co., Inc., Dba Royal Pharmacy of Castle Hills, et al.	440 U.S. 205 (1979)	571
1979	Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission	440 U.S. 69 (1979)	102
1979	California v. Arizona et al.	440 U.S. 59 (1979)	–
1979	Washington et al. v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation	439 U.S. 463 (1979)	453
1979	Parklane Hosiery Co., Inc., et al. v. Shore	439 U.S. 322 (1979)	4229
1978	Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Aznavorian	439 U.S. 170 (1978)	179
1978	Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus, Attorney General of Minnesota, et al.	438 U.S. 234 (1978)	924
1978	City of Philadelphia et al. v. New Jersey et al.	437 U.S. 617 (1978)	899
1978	Mincey v. Arizona	437 U.S. 385 (1978)	3849
1978	Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger, Administratrix	437 U.S. 365 (1978)	2475
1978	Crist, Warden, et al. v. Bretz et al.	437 U.S. 28 (1978)	1095
1978	Quern, Director, Department of Public Aid of Illinois, et al. v. Mandley et al.	436 U.S. 725 (1978)	173
1978	Michigan v. Tyler et al.	436 U.S. 499 (1978)	1386
1978	United States v. California	436 U.S. 32 (1978)	–
1978	Lakeside v. Oregon	435 U.S. 333 (1978)	380
1978	United States v. Wheeler	435 U.S. 313 (1978)	1076
1978	Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	434 U.S. 412 (1978)	3039
1978	Bordenkircher, Penitentiary Superintendent v. Hayes	434 U.S. 357 (1978)	2683
1978	Pfizer Inc. et al. v. Government of India et al.	434 U.S. 308 (1978)	206
1977	New York v. Cathedral Academy	434 U.S. 125 (1977)	–
1977	Key et al. v. Doyle et al.	434 U.S. 59 (1977)	–
1977	Dothard, Director, Department of Public Safety of Alabama, et al. v. Rawlinson et al.	433 U.S. 321 (1977)	1095
1977	Hazelwood School District et al. v. United States	433 U.S. 299 (1977)	1131
1977	United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonald	432 U.S. 385 (1977)	526
1977	Occidental Life Insurance Company of California v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	432 U.S. 355 (1977)	701
1977	Connor et al. v. Finch, Governor of Mississippi, et al.	431 U.S. 407 (1977)	363
1977	East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. Rodriguez et al.	431 U.S. 395 (1977)	1222
1977	International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States et al.	431 U.S. 324 (1977)	4895
1977	Abood et al. v. Detroit Board of Education et al.	431 U.S. 209 (1977)	1173
1977	Blackledge, Warden, et al. v. Allison	431 U.S. 63 (1977)	3882
1977	Brewer, Warden v. Williams	430 U.S. 387 (1977)	2626
1977	Town of Lockport, New York, et al. v. Citizens for Community Action at the Local Level, Inc., et al.	430 U.S. 259 (1977)	150
1976	Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. De Castro	429 U.S. 181 (1976)	372
1976	Tully et al. v. Griffin, Inc.	429 U.S. 68 (1976)	251
1976	United States v. Foster Lumber Co., Inc.	429 U.S. 32 (1976)	–
1976	Woodson et al. v. North Carolina	428 U.S. 280 (1976)	2907
1976	Gregg v. Georgia	428 U.S. 153 (1976)	7936
1976	Runyon et Ux., Dba Bobbe'S School v. McCrary et al.	427 U.S. 160 (1976)	1391
1976	Radzanower v. Touche Ross & Co. et al.	426 U.S. 148 (1976)	674
1976	Chandler v. Roudebush, Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, et al.	425 U.S. 840 (1976)	586
1976	Brown v. General Services Administration et al.	425 U.S. 820 (1976)	1934
1976	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Federal Power Commission	425 U.S. 662 (1976)	–
1976	Francis v. Henderson, Warden	425 U.S. 536 (1976)	650
1976	Hills, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development v. Gautreaux et al.	425 U.S. 284 (1976)	220
1976	Beer et al. v. United States et al.	425 U.S. 130 (1976)	324
1976	Greer, Commander, Fort Dix Military Reservation, et al. v. Spock et al.	424 U.S. 828 (1976)	746
1976	United States v. Dinitz	424 U.S. 600 (1976)	1492
1976	United States v. Gaddis et al.	424 U.S. 544 (1976)	209
1976	Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board et al.	424 U.S. 507 (1976)	720
1976	United States v. Bornstein et al.	423 U.S. 303 (1976)	368
1975	Michigan v. Mosley	423 U.S. 96 (1975)	2561
1975	Herring v. New York	422 U.S. 853 (1975)	1330
1975	Faretta v. California	422 U.S. 806 (1975)	11585
1975	O'Connor v. Donaldson	422 U.S. 563 (1975)	1231
1975	Albemarle Paper Co. et al. v. Moody et al.	422 U.S. 405 (1975)	3317
1975	United States v. American Building Maintenance Industries	422 U.S. 271 (1975)	153
1975	Twentieth Century Music Corp. et al. v. Aiken	422 U.S. 151 (1975)	233
1975	United States v. Citizens & Southern National Bank et al.	422 U.S. 86 (1975)	153
1975	United States v. Reliable Transfer Co., Inc.	421 U.S. 397 (1975)	702
1975	Meek et al. v. Pittenger, Secretary of Education, et al.	421 U.S. 349 (1975)	407
1975	Kugler, Attorney General of New Jersey, et al. v. Helfant	421 U.S. 117 (1975)	756
1975	Decoteau, Natural Mother and Next Friend of Feather et al. v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial District	420 U.S. 425 (1975)	449
1975	Chemehuevi Tribe of Indians et al. v. Federal Power Commission et al.	420 U.S. 395 (1975)	119
1975	Lefkowitz, Attorney General of New York v. Newsome	420 U.S. 283 (1975)	341
1975	Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Ballard	419 U.S. 498 (1975)	361
1974	Cantrell et al. v. Forest City Publishing Co. et al.	419 U.S. 245 (1974)	231
1974	Gonzalez v. Automatic Employees Credit Union et al.	419 U.S. 90 (1974)	172
1974	Saxbe, Attorney General, et al. v. Washington Post Co. et al.	417 U.S. 843 (1974)	270
1974	Pell et al. v. Procunier, Corrections Director, et al.	417 U.S. 817 (1974)	2527
1974	Florida Power & Light Co. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 641, et al.	417 U.S. 790 (1974)	144
1974	Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.	417 U.S. 506 (1974)	1616
1974	Geduldig, Director, Department of Human Resources Development v. Aiello et al.	417 U.S. 484 (1974)	505
1974	Davis v. United States	417 U.S. 333 (1974)	1750
1974	Kosydar, Tax Commissioner of Ohio v. National Cash Register Co.	417 U.S. 62 (1974)	–
1974	Fuller v. Oregon	417 U.S. 40 (1974)	365
1974	Blackledge, Warden, et al. v. Perry	417 U.S. 21 (1974)	1945
1974	United States v. General Dynamics Corp. et al.	415 U.S. 486 (1974)	171
1974	Teleprompter Corp. et al. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., et al.	415 U.S. 394 (1974)	–
1974	United States v. Kahn et Ux.	415 U.S. 143 (1974)	457
1974	Cleveland Board of Education et al. v. Lafleur et al.	414 U.S. 632 (1974)	995
1974	American Pipe & Construction Co. et al. v. Utah et al.	414 U.S. 538 (1974)	2015
1974	National Railroad Passenger Corp. et al. v. National Association of Railroad Passengers	414 U.S. 453 (1974)	713
1973	Falk et al. v. Brennan, Secretary of Labor	414 U.S. 190 (1973)	254
1973	Kusper et al. v. Pontikes	414 U.S. 51 (1973)	640
1973	Almeida-Sanchez v. United States	413 U.S. 266 (1973)	1282
1973	United States et al. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (scrap) et al.	412 U.S. 669 (1973)	1746
1973	Vlandis v. Kline et al.	412 U.S. 441 (1973)	853
1973	Cupp, Penitentiary Superintendent v. Murphy	412 U.S. 291 (1973)	739
1973	Schneckloth, Conservation Center Superintendent v. Bustamonte	412 U.S. 218 (1973)	11783
1973	Georgia et al. v. United States	411 U.S. 526 (1973)	217
1973	Preiser, Correction Commissioner, et al. v. Rodriguez et al.	411 U.S. 475 (1973)	9100
1973	Rosario et al. v. Rockefeller, Governor of New York, et al.	410 U.S. 752 (1973)	466
1973	Hurtado et al. v. United States	410 U.S. 578 (1973)	149
1973	Brennan, Secretary of Labor v. Arnheim & Neely, Inc., et al.	410 U.S. 512 (1973)	–
1973	United States v. Enmons et al.	410 U.S. 396 (1973)	381
1973	United States v. Mara, Aka Marasovich	410 U.S. 19 (1973)	379
1973	United States v. Dionisio	410 U.S. 1 (1973)	1412
1973	Almota Farmers Elevator & Warehouse Co. v. United States	409 U.S. 470 (1973)	237
1972	Executive Jet Aviation, Inc., et al. v. City of Cleveland et al.	409 U.S. 249 (1972)	929
1972	National Labor Relations Board v. International Van Lines	409 U.S. 48 (1972)	108
1972	Perry et al. v. Sindermann	408 U.S. 593 (1972)	5238
1972	Board of Regents of State Colleges et al. v. Roth	408 U.S. 564 (1972)	14284
1972	United States v. Scotland Neck City Board of Education et al.	407 U.S. 484 (1972)	156
1972	Wright et al. v. Council of the City of Emporia et al.	407 U.S. 451 (1972)	278
1972	Mitchum, Dba Book Mart v. Foster et al.	407 U.S. 225 (1972)	–
1972	Fuentes v. Shevin, Attorney General of Florida, et al.	407 U.S. 67 (1972)	3921
1972	Kirby v. Illinois	406 U.S. 682 (1972)	3001
1972	Sierra Club v. Morton, Secretary of the Interior, et al.	405 U.S. 727 (1972)	3248
1972	Lynch et al. v. Household Finance Corp. et al.	405 U.S. 538 (1972)	648
1972	Loper v. Beto, Corrections Director, et al.	405 U.S. 473 (1972)	474
1972	Parisi v. Davidson et al.	405 U.S. 34 (1972)	351
1972	Roudebush v. Hartke et al.	405 U.S. 15 (1972)	141
1972	Love v. Pullman Co.	404 U.S. 522 (1972)	798
1972	United States v. Tucker	404 U.S. 443 (1972)	2508
1972	Reliance Electric Co. v. Emerson Electric Co.	404 U.S. 418 (1972)	198
1971	United States v. Campos-Serrano	404 U.S. 293 (1971)	217
1971	Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson	404 U.S. 97 (1971)	2532
1971	Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Belcher	404 U.S. 78 (1971)	630
1971	Coolidge v. New Hampshire	403 U.S. 443 (1971)	9038
1971	Jenness et al. v. Fortson, Secretary of State of Georgia	403 U.S. 431 (1971)	827
1971	Griffin et al. v. Breckenridge et al.	403 U.S. 88 (1971)	3211
1971	Nelson, Warden v. O'Neil	402 U.S. 622 (1971)	427
1971	Coates et al. v. City of Cincinnati	402 U.S. 611 (1971)	1269
1971	Ehlert v. United States	402 U.S. 99 (1971)	365
1971	Investment Company Institute et al. v. Camp, Comptroller of the Currency, et al.	401 U.S. 617 (1971)	454
1971	Ocala Star-Banner Co. et al. v. Damron	401 U.S. 295 (1971)	139
1971	Time, Inc. v. Pape	401 U.S. 279 (1971)	420
1971	Monitor Patriot Co. et al. v. Roy, Executrix	401 U.S. 265 (1971)	520
1971	United States v. Weller	401 U.S. 254 (1971)	–
1971	Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc., et al. v. Wadmond et al.	401 U.S. 154 (1971)	213
1971	Groppi v. Wisconsin	400 U.S. 505 (1971)	204
1971	Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp. et al.	400 U.S. 494 (1971)	267
1971	Procunier, Director, California Department of Corrections v. Atchley	400 U.S. 446 (1971)	–
1970	Dutton, Warden v. Evans	400 U.S. 74 (1970)	1926
1970	New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. First Mortgage 4% Bondholders Committee v. United States et al.	399 U.S. 392 (1970)	161
1970	Gunn, Sheriff, et al. v. University Committee to End the War in Vietnam et al.	399 U.S. 383 (1970)	125
1970	Vale v. Louisiana	399 U.S. 30 (1970)	1044
1970	Mulloy v. United States	398 U.S. 410 (1970)	267
1970	Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc., et al. v. Bresler	398 U.S. 6 (1970)	794
1970	Dandridge, Chairman, Maryland Board of Public Welfare, et al. v. Williams et al.	397 U.S. 471 (1970)	3777
1970	Ashe v. Swenson, Warden	397 U.S. 436 (1970)	4277
1970	Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.	397 U.S. 137 (1970)	2056
1970	United States v. Reynolds et Ux.	397 U.S. 14 (1970)	290
1970	United States v. Kordel et al.	397 U.S. 1 (1970)	698
1970	Turner et al. v. Fouche et al.	396 U.S. 346 (1970)	642
1970	Carter et al. v. Jury Commission of Greene County et al.	396 U.S. 320 (1970)	459
1969	Chimel v. California	395 U.S. 752 (1969)	6512
1969	North Carolina et al. v. Pearce	395 U.S. 711 (1969)	7763
1969	Sullivan, Tax Commissioner of Connecticut, et al. v. United States et al.	395 U.S. 169 (1969)	–
1969	Bingler, District Director of Internal Revenue v. Johnson et al.	394 U.S. 741 (1969)	669
1969	Boulden v. Holman, Warden	394 U.S. 478 (1969)	477
1969	Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co., Ltd.	394 U.S. 404 (1969)	198
1969	Kaiser v. New York	394 U.S. 280 (1969)	–
1969	Desist et al. v. United States	394 U.S. 244 (1969)	1237
1969	Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham	394 U.S. 147 (1969)	1269
1969	United States v. Louisiana et al. (louisiana Boundary Case)	394 U.S. 11 (1969)	111
1969	Smith v. Hooey, Judge	393 U.S. 374 (1969)	1132
1968	Jones et Ux. v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. et al.	392 U.S. 409 (1968)	1168
1968	Fortnightly Corp. v. United Artists Television, Inc.	392 U.S. 390 (1968)	142
1968	Lee et al. v. Florida	392 U.S. 378 (1968)	192
1968	Harrison v. United States	392 U.S. 219 (1968)	805
1968	Bumper v. North Carolina	391 U.S. 543 (1968)	3107
1968	Witherspoon v. Illinois et al.	391 U.S. 510 (1968)	4818
1968	United States v. Jackson et al.	390 U.S. 570 (1968)	1409
1968	Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma et al. v. United States	390 U.S. 468 (1968)	–
1968	Banks v. Chicago Grain Trimmers Assn., Inc., et al.	390 U.S. 459 (1968)	234
1968	Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Federal Maritime Commission et al.	390 U.S. 261 (1968)	346
1968	Smith v. Illinois	390 U.S. 129 (1968)	763
1967	Katz v. United States	389 U.S. 347 (1967)	13304
1967	United States v. Correll et Ux.	389 U.S. 299 (1967)	747
1967	International Longshoremen'S Association, Local 1291 v. Philadelphia Marine Trade Association	389 U.S. 64 (1967)	468
1967	Walker et al. v. City of Birmingham	388 U.S. 307 (1967)	621
1967	Chicago & North Western Railway Co. et al. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. et al.	387 U.S. 326 (1967)	–
1967	National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Department of Revenue of the State of Illinois	386 U.S. 753 (1967)	313
1967	McCray v. Illinois	386 U.S. 300 (1967)	1521
1967	Miller v. Pate, Warden	386 U.S. 1 (1967)	487
1967	Berenyi v. District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service	385 U.S. 630 (1967)	254
1967	National Labor Relations Board v. Acme Industrial Co.	385 U.S. 432 (1967)	398
1967	National Labor Relations Board v. C & C Plywood Corp.	385 U.S. 421 (1967)	173
1966	Osborn v. United States	385 U.S. 323 (1966)	418
1966	Hoffa v. United States	385 U.S. 293 (1966)	2107
1966	Woodby v. Immigration and Naturalization Service	385 U.S. 276 (1966)	1005
1966	City of Greenwood v. Peacock et al.	384 U.S. 808 (1966)	951
1966	Georgia v. Rachel et al.	384 U.S. 780 (1966)	801
1966	Nicholas, Trustee v. United States	384 U.S. 678 (1966)	246
1966	Rinaldi v. Yeager, Warden, et al.	384 U.S. 305 (1966)	700
1966	United States v. Catto et al.	384 U.S. 102 (1966)	118
1966	Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., et al. v. Hostetter, Chairman, New York State Liquor Authority, et al.	384 U.S. 35 (1966)	368
1966	United States v. Guest et al.	383 U.S. 745 (1966)	721
1966	International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America (uaw), Afl-Cio v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp.	383 U.S. 696 (1966)	980
1966	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Tellier et Ux.	383 U.S. 687 (1966)	502
1966	Tehan, Sheriff v. United States Ex Rel. Shott	382 U.S. 406 (1966)	740
1965	Western Pacific Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.	382 U.S. 237 (1965)	–
1965	Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham	382 U.S. 87 (1965)	385
1965	General Motors Corp. v. District of Columbia	380 U.S. 553 (1965)	–
1965	Armstrong v. Manzo et Ux.	380 U.S. 545 (1965)	2943
1965	American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board	380 U.S. 300 (1965)	556
1965	Carrington v. Rash et al.	380 U.S. 89 (1965)	743
1965	United States v. Gainey	380 U.S. 63 (1965)	481
1965	Stanford v. Texas	379 U.S. 476 (1965)	948
1965	Turner v. Louisiana	379 U.S. 466 (1965)	1063
1964	All States Freight, Inc., et al. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. et al.	379 U.S. 343 (1964)	–
1964	Beck v. Ohio	379 U.S. 89 (1964)	5133
1964	United States v. Vermont et al.	377 U.S. 351 (1964)	161
1964	Department of Revenue v. James B. Beam Distilling Co.	377 U.S. 341 (1964)	–
1964	Hostetter et al. v. Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp.	377 U.S. 324 (1964)	296
1964	Local 20, Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union v. Morton, Doing Business as Lester Morton Trucking Co.	377 U.S. 252 (1964)	326
1964	Massiah v. United States	377 U.S. 201 (1964)	3189
1964	Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. Elmore & Stahl	377 U.S. 134 (1964)	412
1964	Stoner v. California	376 U.S. 483 (1964)	1576
1964	Boire, Regional Director, Twelfth Region, National Labor Relations Board, v. Greyhound Corporation	376 U.S. 473 (1964)	576
1964	Costello v. Immigration and Naturalization Service	376 U.S. 120 (1964)	119
1964	Southern Railway Co. v. North Carolina et al.	376 U.S. 93 (1964)	–
1964	United States v. Wiesenfeld Warehouse Co.	376 U.S. 86 (1964)	–
1964	National Equipment Rental, Ltd., v. Szukhent et al.	375 U.S. 311 (1964)	569
1963	Corey v. United States	375 U.S. 169 (1963)	130
1963	Durfee et Ux. v. Duke	375 U.S. 106 (1963)	677
1963	Head, Doing Business as Lea County Publishing Co., et al. v. New Mexico Board of Examiners in Optometry	374 U.S. 424 (1963)	268
1963	Division 1287, Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America et al. v. Missouri	374 U.S. 74 (1963)	–
1963	Rideau v. Louisiana	373 U.S. 723 (1963)	1211
1963	Andrews v. United States	373 U.S. 334 (1963)	255
1963	Namet v. United States	373 U.S. 179 (1963)	498
1963	Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.	373 U.S. 33 (1963)	–
1963	Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. United States	372 U.S. 597 (1963)	154
1963	Lynumn v. Illinois	372 U.S. 528 (1963)	792
1963	Lane, Warden, v. Brown	372 U.S. 477 (1963)	460
1963	Edwards et al. v. South Carolina	372 U.S. 229 (1963)	931
1962	Schroeder v. City of New York	371 U.S. 208 (1962)	569
1962	Los Angeles Meat & Provision Drivers Union et al. v. United States	371 U.S. 94 (1962)	–
1962	Robinson v. California	370 U.S. 660 (1962)	2369
1962	Marine Engineers Beneficial Association et al. v. Interlake Steamship Co. et al.	370 U.S. 173 (1962)	154
1962	Morales et al. v. City of Galveston et al.	370 U.S. 165 (1962)	111
1962	Lanza v. New York	370 U.S. 139 (1962)	368
1962	Russell v. United States	369 U.S. 749 (1962)	1715
1962	Malone v. Bowdoin et al.	369 U.S. 643 (1962)	328
1962	Rusk, Secretary of State v. Cort	369 U.S. 367 (1962)	252
1962	Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America, v. Lucas Flour Co.	369 U.S. 95 (1962)	1331
1962	Charles Dowd Box Co., Inc., v. Courtney et al.	368 U.S. 502 (1962)	741
1962	Machibroda v. United States	368 U.S. 487 (1962)	1618
1962	Hill v. United States	368 U.S. 424 (1962)	2416
1961	Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange County	368 U.S. 278 (1961)	433
1961	Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473, Afl-Cio, et al. v. McElroy et al.	367 U.S. 886 (1961)	2289
1961	Deutch v. United States	367 U.S. 456 (1961)	–
1961	Reck v. Pate, Warden	367 U.S. 433 (1961)	543
1961	Bell et al. v. United States	366 U.S. 393 (1961)	232
1961	United States v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.	365 U.S. 624 (1961)	288
1961	Milanovich et Ux. v. United States	365 U.S. 551 (1961)	308
1961	Silverman et al. v. United States	365 U.S. 505 (1961)	1325
1961	Braden v. United States	365 U.S. 431 (1961)	–
1961	Wilkinson v. United States	365 U.S. 399 (1961)	–
1960	Shelton et al. v. Tucker et al.	364 U.S. 479 (1960)	1729
1960	Polites v. United States	364 U.S. 426 (1960)	–
1960	Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Dugan & McNamara, Inc.	364 U.S. 421 (1960)	175
1960	Rios v. United States	364 U.S. 253 (1960)	586
1960	Elkins et al. v. United States	364 U.S. 206 (1960)	2501
1960	Wolfe et al. v. North Carolina	364 U.S. 177 (1960)	–
1960	Hudson v. North Carolina	363 U.S. 697 (1960)	–
1960	United States v. American-Foreign Steamship Corp. et al.	363 U.S. 685 (1960)	115
1960	Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.	362 U.S. 539 (1960)	814
1960	Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of Detroit et al.	362 U.S. 440 (1960)	626
1960	Federal Trade Commission v. Travelers Health Association	362 U.S. 293 (1960)	–
1960	Bates et al. v. City of Little Rock et al.	361 U.S. 516 (1960)	775
1960	Local No. 8-6, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Missouri	361 U.S. 363 (1960)	204
1960	Hess, Administrator, v. United States	361 U.S. 314 (1960)	163
1959	Kingsley International Pictures Corp. v. Regents of the University of the State of New York	360 U.S. 684 (1959)	291
1959	Ingram et al. v. United States	360 U.S. 672 (1959)	355
1959	National Labor Relations Board v. Fant Milling Co.	360 U.S. 301 (1959)	157
1959	Martin, Successor to Lawler, Secretary of Highways of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Creasy et al.	360 U.S. 219 (1959)	136
1959	Arroyo v. United States	359 U.S. 419 (1959)	223
1959	Brown v. United States	359 U.S. 41 (1959)	239
1959	Cash v. Culver, State Prison Custodian	358 U.S. 633 (1959)	–
1959	Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique	358 U.S. 625 (1959)	1014
1959	United New York and New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Association et al. v. Halecki, Administratrix	358 U.S. 613 (1959)	264
1959	The Tungus et al. v. Skovgaard, Administratrix, et al.	358 U.S. 588 (1959)	273

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Who appointed Potter Stewart?: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Potter Stewart to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1959.
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What was Potter Stewart's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Potter Stewart 70–17 on May 5, 1959.
Which court was Potter Stewart on?: Potter Stewart was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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