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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)

MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Robert J. Devlin v. Robert A. Scardelletti et al.
DissentJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
David R. McKune, Warden, et al. v. Robert G. Lile
MajorityJun 10, 2002 · October Term 2001
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Mario Echazabal
MajorityJun 3, 2002 · October Term 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Charles Zandford
MajorityJun 3, 2002 · October Term 2001
The Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gary Bradford Cone
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Festo Corporation v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd., et al.
DissentMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority et al.
MajorityMay 28, 2002 · October Term 2001
Gary E. Gisbrecht, Barbara A. Miller, and Nancy Sandine v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security
MajorityMay 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Leonard Cotton, Marquette Hall, Lamont Thomas, Matilda Hall, Jovan Powell, Jesus Hall, and Stanley Hall, Jr.
ConcurrenceMay 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Verizon Md. Inc. v. Public Service Comm'n of Md.
MajorityMay 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Alabama v. Lereed Shelton
DissentMay 13, 2002 · October Term 2001
City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books, Inc., et al.
DissentMay 13, 2002 · October Term 2001
Verizon Communications Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, et al.
ConcurrenceMay 13, 2002 · October Term 2001
John Ashcroft, Attorney General v. American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
MajorityMay 13, 2002 · October Term 2001
Paul D. Lapides v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, et al.
DissentApr 29, 2002 · October Term 2001
Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Western States Medical Center et al.
MajorityApr 29, 2002 · October Term 2001
US Airways, Inc. v. Robert Barnett
MajorityApr 23, 2002 · October Term 2001
Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc., et al. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency et al.
MajorityApr 17, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Sandra L. Craft
MajorityApr 16, 2002 · October Term 2001
John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General, et al. v. the Free Speech Coalition et al.
MajorityApr 1, 2002 · October Term 2001
Wanda Adams, et al. v. Florida Power Corporation and Florida Progress Corporation
MajorityApr 1, 2002 · October Term 2001
Sao Paulo State of the Federative Republic of Brazil v. American Tobacco Co., Inc., et al.
DissentMar 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
DissentMar 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Walter Mickens, Jr. v. John Taylor, Warden
MajorityMar 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Cleveland B. Walton
Did not participateMar 26, 2002 · October Term 2001
Department of Housing and Urban Development v. Pearlie Rucker et al.
DissentMar 19, 2002 · October Term 2001
Tracy Ragsdale, et al. v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
MajorityMar 19, 2002 · October Term 2001
Leonard Edelman v. Lynchburg College
MajorityMar 4, 2002 · October Term 2001
New York et al. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission et al.
MajorityMar 4, 2002 · October Term 2001
Cornelius P. Young, et Ux. v. United States
MajorityMar 4, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Alphonso Vonn
DissentFeb 27, 2002 · October Term 2001
Lance Raygor and James Goodchild v. Regents of the University of Minnesota, et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 2002 · October Term 2001
Akos Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.
MajorityFeb 26, 2002 · October Term 2001
Correction Officer Porter, et al. v. Ronald Nussle
MajorityFeb 20, 2002 · October Term 2001
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services v. Irene Blumer
MajorityFeb 19, 2002 · October Term 2001
Owasso Independent School District No. I-011, Aka Owasso Public Schools, et al. v. Kristja J. Falvo, Parent and Next Friend of Her Minor Children, Elizabeth Pletan, Philip Pletan, and Erica Pletan
DissentFeb 19, 2002 · October Term 2001
Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Sigmon Coal Company, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 22, 2002 · October Term 2001
Remon Lee v. Mike Kemna, Superintendent, Crossroads Correctional Center
MajorityJan 22, 2002 · October Term 2001
Kansas v. Michael T. Crane
MajorityJan 16, 2002 · October Term 2001
National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Inc. v. Gulf Power Company et al.
MajorityJan 15, 2002 · October Term 2001
United States v. Ralph Arvizu
MajorityJan 15, 2002 · October Term 2001
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waffle House, Inc.
MajorityJan 15, 2002 · October Term 2001
Caren Cronk Thomas and Windy City Hemp Development Board v. Chicago Park District
MajorityJan 9, 2002 · October Term 2001
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor v. Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc.
MajorityJan 9, 2002 · October Term 2001
William Arthur Kelly v. South Carolina
DissentJan 8, 2002 · October Term 2001
Larry Dean Dusenbery v. United States
MajorityJan 8, 2002 · October Term 2001
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Ella Williams
DissentJan 8, 2002 · October Term 2001
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, et al. v. Janette Knudson and Eric Knudson
MajorityDec 12, 2001 · October Term 2001
Terry L. Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Robert Douglas Smith