William Alvah Stewart
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1951 and confirmed by voice vote, William Alvah Stewart was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1928. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1903–1953
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1951
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Amherst College 1925 · Harvard Law School 1928
- Succeeded
- Nelson McVicar
- Succeeded by
- John Lester Miller
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded Nelson McVicar | Truman (D) | Voice vote |
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
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Amherst College | A.B. | 1925 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1928 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Stewart authored 13 published opinions for the court (1951–1952). Most cited: Higgins v. Shenango Pottery Co. (32 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Higgins v. Shenango Pottery Co. | 99 F. Supp. 522 | 32 |
| 1951 | Hirshhorn v. Mine Safety Appliances Co. | 101 F. Supp. 549 | 26 |
| 1951 | Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Amalgamated Ass'n of Street | 98 F. Supp. 789 | 17 |
| 1952 | United States v. One 1951 Cadillac Coupe De Ville | 108 F. Supp. 286 | 16 |
| 1952 | Fried v. Granger | 105 F. Supp. 564 | 16 |
| 1952 | Walker v. United Mine Workers of America | 105 F. Supp. 608 | 15 |
| 1952 | Carroll v. Pittsburgh Steel Co. | 103 F. Supp. 788 | 13 |
| 1952 | United States v. Clark | 105 F. Supp. 613 | 12 |
| 1951 | Shapiro v. Royal Indemnity Co. | 100 F. Supp. 801 | 9 |
| 1952 | Hirshhorn v. Mine Safety Appliances Co. | 106 F. Supp. 594 | 8 |
| 1951 | Preveden v. Croation Fraternal Union of America | 98 F. Supp. 784 | 4 |
| 1951 | United States v. Gundelfinger | 98 F. Supp. 630 | 3 |
| 1952 | United States v. Wolf | 102 F. Supp. 824 | 1 |
Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed William Alvah Stewart?
- President Harry S Truman appointed William Alvah Stewart to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1951.
- Was William Alvah Stewart appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Alvah Stewart was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Alvah Stewart's confirmation vote?
- William Alvah Stewart was confirmed by voice vote on April 24, 1951. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Alvah Stewart on?
- William Alvah Stewart was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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1 year on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).