Background
Stewart was born to Corine and Richard Stewart, a postal worker, in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1950. As a teenager in the 1960s, Stewart witnessed the civil rights struggle of the era, and saw how the legal system could be used to bring about positive social change. Inspired, Stewart decided to dedicate his life to helping people through the legal system. He graduated from Dillard University in New Orleans magna cum laude in 1971 and earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Loyola University in 1974.
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