Potter Stewart
| Potter Stewart | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
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In office October 14, 1958 – July 3, 1981 |
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| Nominated by | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Harold Burton |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Day O'Connor |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
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In office April 27, 1954 – October 14, 1958 |
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| Nominated by | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Xenophon Hicks |
| Succeeded by | Lester Cecil |
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January 23, 1915 Jackson, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1985 (aged 70) Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Yale University (BA, LLB) |
Potter Stewart (January 23, 1915 – December 7, 1985) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. During his tenure, he made, among other areas, major contributions to criminal justice reform, civil rights, access to the courts, and Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.
Stewart was born in Jackson, Michigan, while his family was on vacation. He was the son of Harriett L. (Potter) and James Garfield Stewart. His father, a prominent Republican from Cincinnati, Ohio, served as mayor of Cincinnati for nine years and was later a justice on the Ohio Supreme Court.
Potter Stewart attended the Hotchkiss School, graduating in 1933. Then, he went on to Yale University, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon (Phi chapter) and Skull and Bones graduating class of 1937. He was awarded Phi Beta Kappa and served as chairman of the Yale Daily News. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1941, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal and a member of Phi Delta Phi. Other members of that era included Gerald R. Ford, Peter H. Dominick, Walter Lord, William Scranton, R. Sargent Shriver, Cyrus R. Vance, and Byron R. White. The last would later become his colleague on the United States Supreme Court.
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