A plain-language record of the U.S. government

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)

MajorityApr 28, 2009 · October Term 2008
Gary Bradford Cone v. Ricky Bell, Warden
DissentApr 28, 2009 · October Term 2008
Federal Communications Commission, et al. v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 22, 2009 · October Term 2008
Jean Marc Nken v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
DissentApr 21, 2009 · October Term 2008
Arizona v. Rodney Joseph Gant
MajorityApr 21, 2009 · October Term 2008
Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Dariush Elahi
MajorityApr 21, 2009 · October Term 2008
Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Woodrow F. Sanders
MajorityApr 6, 2009 · October Term 2008
United States v. Navajo Nation
MajorityApr 6, 2009 · October Term 2008
Johnnie Corley v. United States
MajorityApr 1, 2009 · October Term 2008
Edward Jerome Harbison v. Ricky Bell, Warden
DissentApr 1, 2009 · October Term 2008
Entergy Corporation v. Riverkeeper, Inc., et al.
DissentApr 1, 2009 · October Term 2008
14 Penn Plaza LLC et al. v. Steven Pyett et al.
MajorityMar 31, 2009 · October Term 2008
Michael Rivera v. Illinois
MajorityMar 31, 2009 · October Term 2008
Hawaii et al. v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs et al.
MajorityMar 31, 2009 · October Term 2008
Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased
MajorityMar 25, 2009 · October Term 2008
James Benjamin Puckett v. United States
MajorityMar 24, 2009 · October Term 2008
Michael A. Knowles, Warden v. Alexandre Mirzayance
DissentMar 9, 2009 · October Term 2008
Gary Bartlett, Executive Director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections et al. v. Dwight Strickland et al.
DissentMar 9, 2009 · October Term 2008
Betty E. Vaden v. Discover Bank et al.
DissentMar 9, 2009 · October Term 2008
Vermont v. Michael Brillon
MajorityMar 9, 2009 · October Term 2008
State of Kansas, Plaintiff v. State of Colorado
ConcurrenceMar 4, 2009 · October Term 2008
Wyeth v. Diana Levine
DissentMar 3, 2009 · October Term 2008
Priscilla Summers et al. v. Earth Island Institute et al.
ConcurrenceMar 3, 2009 · October Term 2008
Daniel Girmai Negusie v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
ConcurrenceFeb 25, 2009 · October Term 2008
Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Dba AT&T California et al. v. Linkline Communications, Inc., et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 25, 2009 · October Term 2008
Pleasant Grove City, Utah et al. v. Summum
DissentFeb 24, 2009 · October Term 2008
Ben Ysursa, Idaho Secretary of State, et al. v. Pocatello Education Association et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 24, 2009 · October Term 2008
Donald L. Carcieri, Governor of Rhode Island, et al. v. Ken L. Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 2009 · October Term 2008
United States v. Randy Edward Hayes
MajorityJan 26, 2009 · October Term 2008
Vicky S. Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee
MajorityJan 26, 2009 · October Term 2008
Kari E. Kennedy, Executrix of the Estate of William Patrick Kennedy, Deceased v. Plan Administrator for Dupont Savings and Investment Plan et al.
MajorityJan 26, 2009 · October Term 2008
United States v. Eurodif S. A. et al.
MajorityJan 26, 2009 · October Term 2008
Arizona v. Lemon Montrea Johnson
MajorityJan 26, 2009 · October Term 2008
John Van De Kamp, et al. v. Thomas Lee Goldstein
ConcurrenceJan 26, 2009 · October Term 2008
Lawrence W. Nelson Aka Zikee v. United States
MajorityJan 21, 2009 · October Term 2008
Doug Waddington, Superintendent, Washington Corrections Center v. Cesar Sarausad
MajorityJan 21, 2009 · October Term 2008
Daniel B. Locke, et al. v. Edward A. Karass, State Controller, et al.
MajorityJan 21, 2009 · October Term 2008
Cordell Pearson, et al. v. Afton Callahan
MajorityJan 21, 2009 · October Term 2008
Lisa Fitzgerald, et Vir v. Barnstable School Committee et al.
MajorityJan 21, 2009 · October Term 2008
Steven Spears v. United States
DissentJan 14, 2009 · October Term 2008
Bennie Dean Herring v. United States
MajorityJan 14, 2009 · October Term 2008
Oregon v. Thomas Eugene Ice
MajorityJan 13, 2009 · October Term 2008
Carlos Jimenez v. Nathaniel Quarterman, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
MajorityJan 13, 2009 · October Term 2008
Deondery Chambers v. United States
MajorityDec 15, 2008 · October Term 2008
Altria Group, Inc., et al. v. Stephanie Good et al.
MajorityDec 2, 2008 · October Term 2008
Anthony Hedgpeth, Warden v. Michael Robert Pulido
MajorityNov 17, 2008 · October Term 2008
Edward Nathaniel Bell v. Loretta K. Kelly, Warden
DissentNov 12, 2008 · October Term 2008
Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Nav., et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.
MajorityOct 17, 2008 · October Term 2008
Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State v. Ohio Republican Party et al.
MajorityOct 14, 2008 · October Term 2008
James Eric Moore v. United States
MajorityDec 28, 2007 · October Term 2007
Klein & Co. Futures, Inc. v. Bd. of Trade