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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)

MajorityFeb 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Domino's Pizza, Inc., et al. v. John McDonald
MajorityFeb 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Barbara Dolan v. United States Postal Service et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao Do Vegetal et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. John Cardegna et al.
MajorityFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Dariush Elahi
MajorityFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Anthony Ash et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
MajorityFeb 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Keith Lance, et al. v. Gigi Dennis, Colorado Secretary of State
MajorityJan 23, 2006 · October Term 2005
Central Virginia Community College, et al. v. Bernard Katz, Liquidating Supervisor for Wallace's Bookstores, Inc.
MajorityJan 23, 2006 · October Term 2005
Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc., Dba Conagra Refrigerated Foods
MajorityJan 23, 2006 · October Term 2005
Wisconsin Right To Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission
MajorityJan 23, 2006 · October Term 2005
State of Alaska v. United States of America
MajorityJan 18, 2006 · October Term 2005
Kelly A. Ayotte, Attorney General of New Hampshire v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, et al.
ConcurrenceJan 18, 2006 · October Term 2005
Bertram Rice, Warden, et al. v. Steven Martell Collins
MajorityJan 18, 2006 · October Term 2005
Richard Will, et al. v. Susan Hallock, et al.
MajorityJan 17, 2006 · October Term 2005
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v. Oregon, et al.
MajorityJan 17, 2006 · October Term 2005
Wachovia Bank, National Association v. Daniel G. Schmidt, Iii, et al.
DissentJan 11, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jill L. Brown, Warden v. Ronald L. Sanders
MajorityJan 10, 2006 · October Term 2005
United States v. Georgia et al.
MajorityJan 10, 2006 · October Term 2005
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. v. Reeder-Simco Gmc, Inc.
MajorityJan 10, 2006 · October Term 2005
Mike Evans, Acting Warden v. Reginald Chavis
MajorityDec 7, 2005 · October Term 2005
Gerald T. Martin, et Ux. v. Franklin Capital Corporation et al.
MajorityDec 7, 2005 · October Term 2005
James Lockhart v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 6, 2005 · October Term 2005
Joan Wagnon, Secretary, Kansas Department of Revenue v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
MajorityNov 29, 2005 · October Term 2005
Lincoln Property Company, et al. v. Christophe Roche, et Ux.
MajorityNov 28, 2005 · October Term 2005
Margaret Bradshaw, Warden v. Kenneth T. Richey
DissentNov 14, 2005 · October Term 2005
Schaffer, a Minor, By His Parents and Next Friends, Schaffer, et Vir, et al. v. Weast, Superintendent, Montgomery County Public Schools, et al.
MajorityNov 14, 2005 · October Term 2005
Maryland v. Leeander Jerome Blake
MajorityNov 8, 2005 · October Term 2005
Ibp, Inc. v. Gabriel Alvarez, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, et al.
MajorityNov 8, 2005 · October Term 2005
United States v. Joseph Olson, et al.
MajorityOct 31, 2005 · October Term 2005
Anthony Kane, Warden v. Joe Garcia Espitia
MajorityOct 31, 2005 · October Term 2005
Ivan Eberhart v. United States
MajorityOct 17, 2005 · October Term 2005
Dora B. Schriro, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Robert Douglas Smith
MajorityOct 11, 2005 · October Term 2005
Paul Allen Dye v. Gerald Hofbauer, Warden
ConcurrenceJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Thomas Van Orden v. Rick Perry, in His Official Capacity As Governor of Texas and Chairman, State Preservation Board, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Town of Castle Rock, Colorado v. Gonzales, Individually and As Next Friend of Her Deceased Minor Children, Gonzales et al.
DissentJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gregory Thompson
MajorityJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
McCreary County, Kentucky, et al. v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky et al.
ConcurrenceJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., et al. v. Grokster, Ltd., et al.
ConcurrenceJun 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
National Cable & Telecommunications Association, et al. v. Brand X Internet Services, et al.
MajorityJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Susette Kelo, et al. v. City of New London, Connecticut, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Gonzalez v. Crosby
DissentJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Allapattah Services, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Francis A. Orff, et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Antonio Dwayne Halbert v. Michigan
MajorityJun 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Deneice A. Mayle, Warden v. Jacoby Lee Felix
DissentJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
Michael Donald Dodd v. United States
MajorityJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
Ronald Rompilla v. Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
DissentJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District, et al. v. United States Ex Rel. Karen T. Wilson
MajorityJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
American Trucking Associations, Inc. and Usf Holland, Inc. v. Michigan Public Service Commission et al.
MajorityJun 20, 2005 · October Term 2004
Mid-Con Freight Systems, Inc., et al. v. Michigan Public Service Commission, et al.