Stewart to Replace Burton on High Court; Law Faculty Greets Appointment Favorably

The newly-announced White House appointment of Justice Potter Stewart of Cincinnati, Ohio, to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Harold H. Burton was received with favor by the faculty of the Harvard Law School, a sampling of opinion showed last night.

Stewart, a Republican, had been appointed to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals by President Eisenhower in 1954, and will continue to serve in that capacity until Burton's resignation becomes official on Monday.

Commenting upon the appointment, both Benjamin Kaplan and Robert Braucher, professors of Law, indicated satisfaction with Stewart's past judicial record compiled on the Circuit Court.

Braucher, asserting that he had, to some degree, anticipated the appointment, remarked that, "These appointments seem to follow a pattern. Add up geographical location, political affiliation, and service on either an important state or a federal court, and that will leave you with about three eligible judges. This is no great political surprise." Professional opinion on Stewart, he added, was "favorable."

Kaplan lauded the action as "a very good appointment." "I've read his opinions and he seems to be a first-line judge," he added.

Stewart is the brother of Zeph Stewart, Allston Burr Senior Tutor of Adams House, who is currently on leave.