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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 7, 2010 · October Term 2009
Michael Gary Barber, et al. v. J. E. Thomas, Warden
MajorityJun 7, 2010 · October Term 2009
Jan Hamilton, Chapter 13 Trustee v. Stephanie Kay Lanning
MajorityJun 7, 2010 · October Term 2009
Wanda Krupski v. Costa Crociere S. P. A.
MajorityJun 1, 2010 · October Term 2009
Mohamed Ali Samantar v. Bashe Abdi Yousuf et al.
DissentJun 1, 2010 · October Term 2009
State of Alabama, et Al., Plaintiffs v. State of North Carolina.
DissentJun 1, 2010 · October Term 2009
Mary Berghuis, Warden v. Van Chester Thompkins
MajorityJun 1, 2010 · October Term 2009
Richard A. Levin, Tax Commissioner of Ohio v. Commerce Energy, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 1, 2010 · October Term 2009
Thomas Carr v. United States
MajorityMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League et al.
MajorityMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Arthur L. Lewis, Jr., et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois
MajorityMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
United States v. Martin O'brien and Arthur Burgess
MajorityMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Bridget Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
MajorityMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
United States v. Glenn Marcus
MajorityMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
John Robertson v. United States Ex Rel. Wykenna Watson
MajorityMay 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Lawrence Joseph Jefferson v. Stephen Upton, Warden
DissentMay 17, 2010 · October Term 2009
Timothy Mark Cameron Abbott v. Jacquelyn Vaye Abbott
MajorityMay 17, 2010 · October Term 2009
Terrance Jamar Graham v. Florida
MajorityMay 17, 2010 · October Term 2009
United States v. Graydon Earl Comstock, Jr., et al.
MajorityMay 17, 2010 · October Term 2009
Joe Harris Sullivan v. Florida
MajorityMay 3, 2010 · October Term 2009
Esther Hui, et al. v. Yanira Castaneda, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Francisco Castaneda, et al.
DissentMay 3, 2010 · October Term 2009
Paul Renico, Warden v. Reginald Lett
DissentApr 28, 2010 · October Term 2009
Ken L. Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Frank Buono
DissentApr 27, 2010 · October Term 2009
Stolt-Nielsen S. A., et al. v. Animalfeeds International Corp.
MajorityApr 27, 2010 · October Term 2009
Merck & Co., Inc., et al. v. Richard Reynolds et al.
ConcurrenceApr 21, 2010 · October Term 2009
Karen L. Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich Lpa, et al.
DissentApr 21, 2010 · October Term 2009
Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. v. Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al.
DissentApr 21, 2010 · October Term 2009
Sally L. Conkright, et al. v. Paul J. Frommert et al.
MajorityApr 20, 2010 · October Term 2009
United States v. Robert J. Stevens
DissentMar 31, 2010 · October Term 2009
Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P. A. v. Allstate Insurance Company
MajorityMar 31, 2010 · October Term 2009
Jose Padilla v. Kentucky
MajorityMar 30, 2010 · October Term 2009
Jerry N. Jones, et al. v. Harris Associates L. P.
MajorityMar 30, 2010 · October Term 2009
Mary Berghuis, Warden v. Diapolis Smith
DissentMar 30, 2010 · October Term 2009
Graham County Soil and Water Conservation District, et al. v. United States Ex Rel. Karen T. Wilson
MajorityMar 23, 2010 · October Term 2009
United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Francisco J. Espinosa
MajorityMar 8, 2010 · October Term 2009
Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A., et al. v. United States
DissentMar 8, 2010 · October Term 2009
Taylor James Bloate v. United States
MajorityMar 2, 2010 · October Term 2009
Mac's Shell Service, Inc., et al. v. Shell Oil Products Co. LLC et al.
ConcurrenceMar 2, 2010 · October Term 2009
Reed Elsevier, Inc., et Al., v. Irvin Muchnick et al.
MajorityMar 2, 2010 · October Term 2009
Curtis Darnell Johnson v. United States
MajorityMar 1, 2010 · October Term 2009
Jamal Kiyemba et al. v. Barack H. Obama, President of the United States et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Maryland v. Michael Blaine Shatzer, Sr.
MajorityFeb 23, 2010 · October Term 2009
The Hertz Corporation v. Melinda Friend et al.
DissentFeb 23, 2010 · October Term 2009
Florida v. Kevin Dewayne Powell
MajorityFeb 22, 2010 · October Term 2009
Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division v. Anthony Cardell Haynes
MajorityFeb 22, 2010 · October Term 2009
Jamey L. Wilkins v. Officer Gaddy
MajorityJan 19, 2010 · October Term 2009
Eric Presley v. Georgia
DissentJan 13, 2010 · October Term 2009
Dennis Hollingsworth, et Al., Applicants v. Kristin M. Perry et al.
MajorityJan 13, 2010 · October Term 2009
Nrg Power Marketing, LLC, et al. v. Maine Public Utilities Commission et al.
MajorityJan 12, 2010 · October Term 2009
Keith Smith, Warden v. Frank G. Spisak, Jr.
MajorityJan 11, 2010 · October Term 2009
E. K. McDaniel, Warden, et al. v. Troy Brown