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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)

DissentApr 25, 2001 · October Term 2000
Earthy D. Daniels, Jr. v. United States
DissentApr 24, 2001 · October Term 2000
James Alexander, Director, Alabama Department of Public Safety, et al. v. Martha Sandoval, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated
DissentApr 24, 2001 · October Term 2000
Gail Atwater, et al. v. City of Lago Vista et al.
MajorityApr 23, 2001 · October Term 2000
Clark County School District v. Shirley A. Breeden
MajorityApr 18, 2001 · October Term 2000
Robert Shaw, et al. v. Kevin Murphy
MajorityApr 18, 2001 · October Term 2000
Michael F. Easley, * Governor of North Carolina, et al. v. Martin Cromartie, et al.
MajorityApr 17, 2001 · October Term 2000
Arthur S. Lujan, Labor Commissioner of California, et al. v. G & G Fire Sprinklers, Inc.
MajorityApr 17, 2001 · October Term 2000
United States v. Cleveland Indians Baseball Company
DissentApr 2, 2001 · October Term 2000
Texas v. Raymond Levi Cobb
MajorityMar 21, 2001 · October Term 2000
Crystal M. Ferguson, et al. v. City of Charleston et al.
DissentMar 21, 2001 · October Term 2000
Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Saint Clair Adams
DissentMar 21, 2001 · October Term 2000
Donna Rae Egelhoff v. Samantha Egelhoff, a Minor, By and Through Her Natural Parent Kate Breiner, and David Egelhoff
MajorityMar 20, 2001 · October Term 2000
Traffix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc.
MajorityMar 20, 2001 · October Term 2000
Wesley Aaron Shafer, Jr. v. South Carolina
MajorityMar 20, 2001 · October Term 2000
Paula L. Buford v. United States
MajorityMar 19, 2001 · October Term 2000
Ohio v. Matthew Reiner
MajorityMar 5, 2001 · October Term 2000
Department of the Interior and Bureau of Indian Affairs v. Klamath Water Users Protective Association
MajorityFeb 28, 2001 · October Term 2000
Rebecca McDowell Cook v. Donald J. Gralike and Mike Harman
MajorityFeb 28, 2001 · October Term 2000
Legal Services Corporation v. Carmen Velazquez, et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 27, 2001 · October Term 2000
Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency, et al. v. American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 2001 · October Term 2000
Semtek International Incorporated v. Lockheed Martin Corporation
MajorityFeb 21, 2001 · October Term 2000
Buckman Company v. Plaintiffs' Legal Committee
DissentFeb 21, 2001 · October Term 2000
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, et Al., v. Patricia Garrett, et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 2001 · October Term 2000
Central Green Co. v. United States
MajorityFeb 21, 2001 · October Term 2000
James F. Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc., Etc.
MajorityFeb 20, 2001 · October Term 2000
Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 2001 · October Term 2000
Director of Revenue of Missouri v. Cobank Acb, As Successor To the National Bank of Cooperatives
MajorityFeb 20, 2001 · October Term 2000
Illinois v. Charles McArthur
MajorityJan 17, 2001 · October Term 2000
Mark Seling, Superintendent, Special Commitment Center v. Andre Brigham Young
MajorityJan 17, 2001 · October Term 2000
City News and Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha
MajorityJan 17, 2001 · October Term 2000
District of Columbia, et Al., v. Tri County Industries, Inc.
MajorityJan 10, 2001 · October Term 2000
Christopher A. Lopez v. Randy J. Davis, Warden, et al.
DissentJan 9, 2001 · October Term 2000
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al.
MajorityJan 9, 2001 · October Term 2000
Paul L. Glover v. United States
DissentJan 9, 2001 · October Term 2000
David A. Gitlitz, et Ux., et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityJan 9, 2001 · October Term 2000
William Fiore v. Gregory White, Warden, et al.
DissentDec 12, 2000 · October Term 2000
George W. Bush and Richard Cheney v. Albert Gore, Jr., et al.
MajorityDec 11, 2000 · October Term 2000
Green Tree Financial Corp.-Alabama and Green Tree Financial Corporation v. Larketta Randolph
MajorityDec 4, 2000 · October Term 2000
George W. Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board, et al.
MajorityNov 28, 2000 · October Term 2000
City of Indianapolis, et al. v. James Edmond et al.
MajorityNov 28, 2000 · October Term 2000
Eastern Associated Coal Corporation v. United Mine Workers of America, District 17, et al.
MajorityNov 27, 2000 · October Term 2000
Darryl Sinkfield, et al. v. Peggy C. Kelley, et al.
MajorityNov 7, 2000 · October Term 2000
Christopher Artuz, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility v. Tony Bruce Bennett
MajorityNov 7, 2000 · October Term 2000
Carl W. Cleveland v. United States
MajorityOct 10, 2000 · October Term 2000
State of Arizona v. State of California, et al.
MajorityJun 29, 2000 · October Term 1999
United States of America v. State of Alaska
DissentJun 28, 2000 · October Term 1999
Boy Scouts of America and Monmouth Council, et al. v. James Dale
ConcurrenceJun 28, 2000 · October Term 1999
Leila Jeanne Hill, Audrey Himmelmann, and Everitt W. Simpson, Jr. v. Colorado, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 28, 2000 · October Term 1999
Guy Mitchell, et al. v. Mary L. Helms, et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2000 · October Term 1999
Don Stenberg, Attorney General of Nebraska, et al. v. Leroy Carhart