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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)

MajorityMay 21, 2007 · October Term 2006
John F. Hinck, et Ux. v. United States
MajorityMay 21, 2007 · October Term 2006
Office of Senator Mark Dayton v. Brad Hanson
MajorityMay 21, 2007 · October Term 2006
Jacob Winkelman, a Minor, By and Through His Parents and Legal Guardians, Jeff and Sandee Winkelman, et al. v. Parma City School District
MajorityMay 21, 2007 · October Term 2006
Bell Atlantic Corporation, et al. v. William Twombly, et al.
MajorityMay 21, 2007 · October Term 2006
Don Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. William Weaver
DissentMay 14, 2007 · October Term 2006
Dora B. Schriro, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Jeffrey Timothy Landrigan, Aka Billy Patrick Wayne Hill
MajorityApr 30, 2007 · October Term 2006
United Haulers Association, Inc., et al. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority, et al.
ConcurrenceApr 30, 2007 · October Term 2006
Timothy Scott v. Victor Harris
MajorityApr 30, 2007 · October Term 2006
Ksr International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. et al.
MajorityApr 30, 2007 · October Term 2006
Ec Term of Years Trust v. United States
ConcurrenceApr 30, 2007 · October Term 2006
Microsoft Corporation v. AT&T Corp.
MajorityApr 25, 2007 · October Term 2006
Jalil Abdul-Kabir, Fka Ted Calvin Cole v. Nathaniel Quarterman, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
MajorityApr 25, 2007 · October Term 2006
Brent Ray Brewer v. Nathaniel Quarterman, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
MajorityApr 25, 2007 · October Term 2006
Laroyce Lathair Smith v. Texas
DissentApr 18, 2007 · October Term 2006
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Leroy Carhart, et al.
MajorityApr 18, 2007 · October Term 2006
Alphonso James, Jr. v. United States
MajorityApr 17, 2007 · October Term 2006
Linda A. Watters, Commissioner, Michigan Office of Insurance and Financial Services v. Wachovia Bank, N. A., et al.
MajorityApr 17, 2007 · October Term 2006
Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc.
MajorityApr 17, 2007 · October Term 2006
Zuni Public School District No. 89, et al. v. Department of Education, et al.
MajorityApr 2, 2007 · October Term 2006
Massachusetts, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al.
MajorityApr 2, 2007 · October Term 2006
Environmental Defense, et al. v. Duke Energy Corporation, et al.
Did not participateMar 27, 2007 · October Term 2006
Rockwell International Corp., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityMar 27, 2007 · October Term 2006
Alicia G. Limtiaco, Attorney General of Guam v. Felix P. Camacho, Governor of Guam
MajorityMar 20, 2007 · October Term 2006
Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company
MajorityMar 5, 2007 · October Term 2006
Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation
MajorityMar 5, 2007 · October Term 2006
Keith Lance, et al. v. Mike Coffman, Colorado Secretary of State
MajorityFeb 28, 2007 · October Term 2006
Glen Whorton, Director, Nevada Department of Corrections v. Marvin Howard Bockting
MajorityFeb 21, 2007 · October Term 2006
Robert Louis Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Massachusetts, et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 2007 · October Term 2006
Weyerhaeuser Company v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Company, Inc.
DissentFeb 20, 2007 · October Term 2006
Gary Lawrence v. Florida
MajorityFeb 20, 2007 · October Term 2006
Philip Morris USA v. Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased
DissentFeb 20, 2007 · October Term 2006
Andre Wallace v. Kristen Kato et al.
MajorityJan 22, 2007 · October Term 2006
Jones v. Bock, Warden, et al.
ConcurrenceJan 22, 2007 · October Term 2006
Pat Osborn v. Barry Haley, et al.
DissentJan 22, 2007 · October Term 2006
John Cunningham v. California
MajorityJan 19, 2007 · October Term 2006
United States v. Juan Resendiz-Ponce
MajorityJan 17, 2007 · October Term 2006
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Luis Alexander Duenas-Alvarez
MajorityJan 10, 2007 · October Term 2006
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Timothy Sorrell
MajorityJan 9, 2007 · October Term 2006
Medimmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 9, 2007 · October Term 2006
Lonnie Lee Burton v. Belinda Stewart, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center
MajorityDec 11, 2006 · October Term 2006
Thomas L. Carey, Warden v. Mathew Musladin
Did not participateDec 11, 2006 · October Term 2006
Bp America Production Company, Successor in Interest To Amoco Production Company, et al. v. Rejane Burton, Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, et al.
MajorityDec 5, 2006 · October Term 2006
Jose Antonio Lopez v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
MajorityDec 5, 2006 · October Term 2006
Reymundo Toledo-Flores v. United States
MajorityOct 20, 2006 · October Term 2006
Helen Purcell, Maricopa County Recorder, et al. v. Maria M. Gonzalez et al.
DissentOct 13, 2006 · October Term 2006
Robert L. Ayers, Jr., Acting Warden v. Fernando Belmontes
ConcurrenceJun 29, 2006 · October Term 2005
Salim Ahmed Hamdan v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al.
DissentJun 29, 2006 · October Term 2005
Eric Michael Clark v. Arizona
ConcurrenceJun 28, 2006 · October Term 2005
League of United Latin American Citizens, et al. v. Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2006 · October Term 2005
Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Ronald Banks, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated