- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Nominated
- April 6, 1954
- Confirmed by the Senate
- April 23, 1954
- Commissioned
- April 27, 1954
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Service ended
- Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Federal service record
Potter Stewart
Latest appointment on record: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Born 1915 · Died 1985 (per the source below).
2federal appointments on record
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Service
Appointments and dates
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Recess appointment
- October 14, 1958
- Nominated
- January 17, 1959
- Confirmed by the Senate
- May 5, 1959
- Commissioned
- May 7, 1959
- Took senior status
- July 3, 1981
- Senate vote
- Roll call, 70–17 · open the roll call →
- Service ended
- Death
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