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Justice Potter Stewart

Voting and opinion record for Potter Stewart in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1958 through 1980 Terms.

3,518decisions participated in
84%in the majority
565dissenting votes
314majority opinions written

Court eras served in this data: Warren Court, Burger Court.

Majority opinions by issue area

Most often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
Lewis F. Powell Jr.82.2%1,481
Charles E. Whittaker82.2%426
Felix Frankfurter79.3%426
Warren E. Burger78.5%1,897
Arthur J. Goldberg78.2%445

Least often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
William O. Douglas63.7%2,469
Hugo L. Black67.5%1,835
Thurgood Marshall71.5%2,086
Earl Warren71.9%1,548
William J. Brennan Jr.72.4%3,444

“Same side” means both Justices were in the majority, or both in dissent, in decisions where both voted; pairs with fewer than 50 shared decisions are left out.

Majority opinions written (314)

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 504)

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Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error