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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)

DissentJun 28, 2006 · October Term 2005
Moises Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon
MajorityJun 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
United States v. Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez-Lopez
DissentJun 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
Kansas v. Michael Lee Marsh, Ii
MajorityJun 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
Washington v. Arturo R. Recuenco
MajorityJun 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
Neil Randall, et al. v. William H. Sorrell et al.
DissentJun 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Pearl Murphy et Vir
DissentJun 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Keshia Cherie Ashford Dixon v. United States
MajorityJun 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Humberto Fernandez-Vargas v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
MajorityJun 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company v. Sheila White
ConcurrenceJun 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jeanne S. Woodford, et al. v. Viet Mike Ngo
DissentJun 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Dba Labcorp v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 19, 2006 · October Term 2005
John A. Rapanos, et Ux., et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 19, 2006 · October Term 2005
Adrian Martell Davis v. Washington
DissentJun 19, 2006 · October Term 2005
Donald Curtis Samson v. California
MajorityJun 19, 2006 · October Term 2005
Denver A. Youngblood, Jr. v. West Virginia
DissentJun 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Booker T. Hudson, Jr. v. Michigan
MajorityJun 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Carl Kircher, et al. v. Putnam Funds Trust et al.
MajorityJun 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Howard Delivery Service, Inc., et al. v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
DissentJun 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc., Dba Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield v. Denise F. McVeigh, As Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph E. McVeigh
MajorityJun 12, 2006 · October Term 2005
Paul Gregory House v. Ricky Bell, Warden
MajorityJun 12, 2006 · October Term 2005
Clarence E. Hill v. James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 5, 2006 · October Term 2005
Joseph Anza, et al. v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp.
MajorityJun 5, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jacob Zedner v. United States
MajorityJun 5, 2006 · October Term 2005
Terry L. Whitman v. Department of Transportation et al.
MajorityJun 5, 2006 · October Term 2005
Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Shirley Williams et al.
DissentMay 30, 2006 · October Term 2005
Gil Garcetti, et al. v. Richard Ceballos
MajorityMay 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Brigham City, Utah v. Charles W. Stuart et al.
MajorityMay 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Daimlerchrysler Corporation v. Charlotte Cuno et al.
MajorityMay 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Joel Sereboff, et Ux. v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc.
MajorityMay 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
S. D. Warren Company v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection et al.
ConcurrenceMay 15, 2006 · October Term 2005
Ebay Inc., et al. v. Mercexchange, L. L. C.
MajorityMay 1, 2006 · October Term 2005
Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Heidi Ahlborn
MajorityMay 1, 2006 · October Term 2005
Vickie Lynn Marshall v. E. Pierce Marshall
MajorityMay 1, 2006 · October Term 2005
Bobby Lee Holmes v. South Carolina
MajorityApr 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
Gary Kent Jones v. Linda K. Flowers, et al.
DissentApr 26, 2006 · October Term 2005
Michael Hartman, Frank Kormann, Pierce McIntosh, Norman Robbins, and Robert Edwards v. William G. Moore, Jr.
MajorityApr 25, 2006 · October Term 2005
Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Chatham County, Georgia
DissentApr 25, 2006 · October Term 2005
Patrick Day v. James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
MajorityApr 24, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jeffrey Jerome Salinas v. United States
MajorityApr 17, 2006 · October Term 2005
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Michelle Thomas et al.
MajorityMar 27, 2006 · October Term 2005
State of Arizona v. State of California et al.
ConcurrenceMar 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Georgia v. Scott Fitz Randolph
MajorityMar 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Shadi Dabit
MajorityMar 21, 2006 · October Term 2005
United States v. Jeffrey Grubbs
MajorityMar 6, 2006 · October Term 2005
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 1, 2006 · October Term 2005
Illinois Tool Works Inc., et al. v. Independent Ink, Inc.
MajorityFeb 28, 2006 · October Term 2005
Texaco Inc. v. Fouad N. Dagher, et al.
MajorityFeb 28, 2006 · October Term 2005
Joseph Scheidler, et al. v. National Organization for Women, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jenifer Arbaugh v. Y & H Corporation, Dba the Moonlight Cafe
MajorityFeb 22, 2006 · October Term 2005
Oregon v. Randy Lee Guzek