Stephen G. Breyer

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Bill Clinton
Senate confirmation:: Jul 29, 1994
Recorded service:: Oct 11, 1994 – Jun 30, 2022
Born:: Aug 15, 1938 (age 88)

In plain language

Stephen G. Breyer, associate justice.
Appointed by Bill Clinton; confirmed July 29, 1994.
Court service October 11, 1994 to June 30, 2022.

Decisions on record (2247)

MajorityApr 18, 2016 · October Term 2015
Welch v. United States
MajorityApr 4, 2016 · October Term 2015
Jeffrey Woods, Warden, Petitioner v. Timothy Etherton
MajorityApr 4, 2016 · October Term 2015
Nichols v. United States
MajorityApr 4, 2016 · October Term 2015
Evenwel v. Abbott
MajorityMar 30, 2016 · October Term 2015
Luis v. United States
MajorityMar 22, 2016 · October Term 2015
Nebraska v. Parker
MajorityMar 22, 2016 · October Term 2015
Sturgeon v. Frost
MajorityMar 22, 2016 · October Term 2015
Tyson Foods, Inc., v. Bouaphakeo
MajorityMar 21, 2016 · October Term 2015
State of Montana v. State of Wyoming and State of North Dakota
MajorityMar 21, 2016 · October Term 2015
Caetano v. Massachusetts
MajorityMar 7, 2016 · October Term 2015
Wearry v. Cain
MajorityMar 7, 2016 · October Term 2015
Vl v. El
MajorityMar 7, 2016 · October Term 2015
Americold Logistics, LLC, v. Conagra Foods, Inc.
ConcurrenceMar 1, 2016 · October Term 2015
Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
DissentMar 1, 2016 · October Term 2015
Lockhart v. United States
MajorityJan 25, 2016 · October Term 2015
Amgen Inc., et Al., Petitioners v. Steve Harris, et al.
MajorityJan 25, 2016 · October Term 2015
Melene James v. City of Boise, Idaho, et al.
MajorityJan 25, 2016 · October Term 2015
Musacchio v. United States
MajorityJan 25, 2016 · October Term 2015
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin v. United States
MajorityJan 25, 2016 · October Term 2015
Montgomery v. Louisiana
MajorityJan 25, 2016 · October Term 2015
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association
MajorityJan 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Duncan v. Owens
MajorityJan 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Montanile v. Bd. of National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan
MajorityJan 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez
MajorityJan 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Kansas v. Carr
ConcurrenceJan 12, 2016 · October Term 2015
Hurst v. Florida
MajorityJan 12, 2016 · October Term 2015
Bruce v. Samuels
MajorityDec 14, 2015 · October Term 2015
Randy White, Warden, Petitioner v. Roger L. Wheeler
MajorityDec 14, 2015 · October Term 2015
Directv, Inc. v. Imburgia
MajorityDec 8, 2015 · October Term 2015
Shapiro v. McManus
MajorityDec 1, 2015 · October Term 2015
Obb Personenverkehr Ag v. Sachs
MajorityNov 9, 2015 · October Term 2015
Chadrin Lee Mullenix, Petitioner v. Beatrice Luna, Individually and As Representative of the Estate of Israel Leija, Jr., et al.
MajorityOct 5, 2015 · October Term 2015
Maryland, Petitioner v. James Kulbicki
MajorityJun 29, 2015 · October Term 2014
Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
DissentJun 29, 2015 · October Term 2014
Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency
DissentJun 29, 2015 · October Term 2014
Glossip v. Gross
MajorityJun 26, 2015 · October Term 2014
Johnson v. United States
MajorityJun 26, 2015 · October Term 2014
Obergefell v. Hodges
MajorityJun 25, 2015 · October Term 2014
King v. Burwell
MajorityJun 25, 2015 · October Term 2014
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.
MajorityJun 22, 2015 · October Term 2014
City of Los Angeles, California v. Patel
ConcurrenceJun 22, 2015 · October Term 2014
Horne v. Department of Agriculture
MajorityJun 22, 2015 · October Term 2014
Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
MajorityJun 22, 2015 · October Term 2014
Kingsley v. Hendrickson
MajorityJun 18, 2015 · October Term 2014
Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.
DissentJun 18, 2015 · October Term 2014
Davis v. Ayala
MajorityJun 18, 2015 · October Term 2014
Ohio v. Clark
MajorityJun 18, 2015 · October Term 2014
Brumfield v. Cain
ConcurrenceJun 18, 2015 · October Term 2014
Reed v. Town of Gilbert
MajorityJun 18, 2015 · October Term 2014
McFadden v. United States