Word: stewart
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...Senate Intelligence Committee after his confirmation hearings last January, but the committee did not question him about it. Last week it was revealed that a New York federal judge had found merit in other directors had knowingly circulated false and misleading information about the business. (Judge Charles E. Stewart Jr. issued his decision last May, but no reporter considered it significant enough to produce a story...
...Judge Stewart ruled that the circular announcing the stock offering failed to disclose that about $2.7 million in mortgage debts had been assumed by the firm. The circular also said that the company owned seven operating farms, while the judge determined that two were not in operation, one was operating at a loss and two were operated by sharecroppers rather than by the experienced managers mentioned in the circular. While Casey's lawyer last week contended that Casey had been a "passive investor" who relied on others to prepare the stock circular, Judge Stewart noted that Casey...
...Connor's name had been floated about in rumors ever since Stewart, 66, announced his intention to retire last month, but her nomination, which must be approved by the Senate in September, was a stunning break with tradition. In its 191-year history, 101 judges have served on the nation's highest court, and all have been men. By giving the brethren their first sister, Reagan provided not only a breakthrough on the bench but a powerful push forward in the shamefully long and needlessly tortuous march of women toward full equality in American society...
...Connor is generally expected to fit into that shifting middle, as her predecessor Stewart did; thus her appointment, at least initially, is likely to be less decisive a factor than if she had replaced one of the men on either the left or the right...
...Reagan happen to pluck O'Connor out of the relative obscurity of a state court? For one thing, he had plenty of time to order a thorough search for prospects. Reagan learned of Stewart's intention to resign on April 21, as he recuperated from the assassination attempt. When Attorney General William French Smith and Presidential Counsellor Edwin Meese gave Reagan the news, he promptly reminded them of his promise to appoint a woman...