ger ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Stewart ▁received ▁a ▁M . St . ▁with ▁distinction ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁in ▁legal ▁research . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Stewart ▁served ▁as ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Nev ada ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁a ▁rare ▁appointment ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Jud ges ▁of ▁that ▁District , ▁and ▁later ▁was ▁a ▁legal ▁ad visor ▁to ▁Governor ▁Michael ▁Le av itt ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Stewart ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁and ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁a ▁law ▁professor ▁at ▁J . ▁Re uben ▁Clark ▁Law ▁School ▁at ▁BY U . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Stewart ▁was ▁a ▁co - ch air ▁of ▁Ut ah ns ▁for ▁a ▁Better ▁Tom orrow , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁spons ors ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁Am end ment ▁ 3 ▁which ▁limited ▁marriage ▁to ▁male - f em ale ▁cou ples ▁and ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁civil ▁un ions ▁or ▁domestic ▁partners hips . ▁ ▁Stewart ▁has ▁used ▁social ▁institutions ▁theory ▁in ▁many ▁papers ▁to ▁argue ▁against ▁same - sex ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Among ▁many ▁other ▁particip ations , ▁Stewart ▁was ▁an ▁invited ▁particip ant ▁in ▁a ▁Verm ont ▁Law ▁School ▁meeting ▁on ▁marriage ▁and ▁family ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁An ▁article ▁by ▁him ▁also ▁appeared