Potter Stewart
January 23, 1915 – December 7, 1985
Potter Stewart (1915–1985) was an American lawyer and judge who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1958 to 1981. Nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, he had previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1954. During his tenure he contributed to jurisprudence on criminal justice, civil rights, access to the courts, and the Fourth Amendment.
