Potter Stewart, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Potter Stewart

American judge

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1915

Place of Birth: Jackson, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1985

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Potter Stewart (January 23, 1915 – December 7, 1985) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1958 to 1981.
During his tenure, he made, among other areas, major contributions to criminal justice reform, civil rights, access to the courts, and Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.After graduating from Yale Law School in 1941, Stewart served in World War II as a member of the United States Navy Reserve.
After the war, he practiced law and served on the Cincinnati city council.
In 1954, President Dwight D.
Eisenhower appointed Stewart to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
In 1958, Eisenhower nominated Stewart to succeed retiring Associate Justice Harold Hitz Burton, and Stewart won Senate confirmation the following year.
He was frequently in the minority during the Warren Court but emerged as a centrist swing vote on the Burger Court.
Stewart retired in 1981 and was succeeded by Sandra Day O'Connor. Stewart wrote the majority opinion in notable cases such as Jones v.
Alfred H.
Mayer Co., Katz v.
United States, Chimel v.
California, and Sierra Club v.
Morton.
He wrote dissenting opinions in cases such as Engel v.
Vitale, In re Gault and Griswold v.
Connecticut.
His concurring opinion in Jacobellis v.
Ohio popularized the phrase "I know it when I see it."