Birthdate: January 23, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jackson
Died: December 7, 1985
Potter Stewart was an influential American lawyer and judge who served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1958 to 1981. He made significant contributions to criminal justice reform, civil rights, access to the courts, and Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. Stewart graduated from Yale Law School in 1941 and served in the United States Navy Reserve during World War II. He was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by President Dwight D. Eisenhower before being confirmed as a Supreme Court justice. Throughout his tenure, Stewart wrote notable majority and dissenting opinions in several landmark cases, solidifying his reputation as a centrist swing vote on the Burger Court.
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