Education
University of Iowa College of Law. University of Iowa.
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University of Iowa College of Law. University of Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Iowa, Stuart received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Iowa in 1941, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1942. He was a Lieutenant (jg) in the United States. Naval Air Corps during World World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He was in private practice in Chariton, Iowa from 1946 to 1962, serving as a city attorney of Chariton from 1947 to 1949.
He became a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court on October 15, 1962, serving until he resigned November 8, 1971, following his appointment to the federal bench.
On October 13, 1971, Stuart was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa vacated by Roy Laverne Stephenson. Stuart was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 28, 1971, and received his commission on November 1, 1971.
He served as chief judge from 1977 to 1985, assuming senior status on April 30, 1986. Stuart died in Chariton, Iowa on August 12, 2010 at the age of 90.
He was a member of the Iowa Senate from 1953 to 1961.