(1915–85) US Supreme Court associate justice 1958–81. Appointed to the Court by President Eisenhower, he was noted for his 1964 statement, in an opinion, on pornography: “I know it when I see it.” He upheld the First Amendment claim in the Pentagon Papers case in 1971.
Definition of Stewart, Potter in US English:
Stewart, Potter
proper nounˈstuːərt
(1915–85) US Supreme Court associate justice 1958–81. Appointed to the Court by President Eisenhower, he was noted for his 1964 statement, in an opinion, on pornography: “I know it when I see it.” He upheld the First Amendment claim in the Pentagon Papers case in 1971.