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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 23, 2011 · October Term 2010
Csx Transportation, Inc., Petitioner v. Robert McBride
DissentJun 23, 2011 · October Term 2010
Donald Bullcoming, Petitioner v. New Mexico
DissentJun 23, 2011 · October Term 2010
Plivia, Inc., et Al., Petitioners v. Gladys Mensing
DissentJun 20, 2011 · October Term 2010
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Petitioner v. Betty Dukes et al.
MajorityJun 20, 2011 · October Term 2010
Borough of Duryea, Pennsylvania, et Al., Petitioners v. Charles J Guarnieri
MajorityJun 20, 2011 · October Term 2010
American Electric Power Company, Inc., et Al., Petitioners v. Connecticut et Al
MajorityJun 20, 2011 · October Term 2010
Michael D. Turner, Petitioner v. Rebecca L. Rogers et al.
ConcurrenceJun 16, 2011 · October Term 2010
Carol Anne Bond, Petitioner v. United States
DissentJun 16, 2011 · October Term 2010
Willie Gene Davis, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityJun 16, 2011 · October Term 2010
J. D. B., Petitioner v. North Carolina
MajorityJun 16, 2011 · October Term 2010
Keith Smith, et Al., Petitioners v. Bayer Corporation
MajorityJun 16, 2011 · October Term 2010
Alejandra Tapia, Petitioner v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 13, 2011 · October Term 2010
United States, Petitioner v. Jicarilla Apache Nation
DissentJun 13, 2011 · October Term 2010
Janus Capital Group, Inc., et Al., Petitioners v. First Derivative Traders
MajorityJun 13, 2011 · October Term 2010
Nevada Commission on Ethics, Petitioner v. Michael A. Carrigan
ConcurrenceJun 9, 2011 · October Term 2010
Microsoft Corporation, Petitioner v. I4i Limited Partnership et al.
MajorityJun 9, 2011 · October Term 2010
Frantz Depierre, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityJun 9, 2011 · October Term 2010
Talk America, Petitioner v. Michigan Bell Telephone Company Dba AT&T Michigan
MajorityJun 9, 2011 · October Term 2010
Marcus Sykes, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityJun 6, 2011 · October Term 2010
Ricky D Fox, Petitioner v. Judy Ann Vice, As Executrix of the Estate of Vice, et al.
MajorityJun 6, 2011 · October Term 2010
Clifton Terelle McNeill, Petitioner v. United States
DissentJun 6, 2011 · October Term 2010
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Petitioner v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 6, 2011 · October Term 2010
Erica P. John Fund, Inc., Fka Archdiocese of Milwaukee Supporting Fund, Inc., Petitioner v. Halliburton Co., et al.
MajorityMay 31, 2011 · October Term 2010
Global-Tech Appliances, Inc., et Al., Petitioners v. Seb S.A.
ConcurrenceMay 31, 2011 · October Term 2010
John D. Ashcroft, Petitioner v. Abdullah Al-Kidd
DissentMay 26, 2011 · October Term 2010
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et Al., Petitioners v. Michael B. Whiting et Al
MajorityMay 26, 2011 · October Term 2010
United States, Petitioner v. Jason Louis Tinklenberg
MajorityMay 26, 2011 · October Term 2010
Charles Andrew Fowler, Aka Man, Petitioner v. United States
ConcurrenceMay 26, 2011 · October Term 2010
Bob Camreta, Petitioner v. Sarah Greene, Personally and As Next Friend of S. G., a Minor, and K. G., a Minor
MajorityMay 23, 2011 · October Term 2010
General Dynamics Corporation, Petitioner, v. United States
MajorityMay 23, 2011 · October Term 2010
Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor of California, et Al., Appellants v. Marciano Plata et al.
DissentMay 16, 2011 · October Term 2010
Schindler Elevator Corporation, Petitioner v. United States Ex Rel. Daniel Kirk
MajorityMay 16, 2011 · October Term 2010
Cigna Corporation, et Al., Petitioners v. Janice C. Amara, et Al., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated
MajorityMay 16, 2011 · October Term 2010
Kentucky, Petitioner, v. Hollis Deshaun King
MajorityMay 2, 2011 · October Term 2010
David Bobby, Warden, Petitioner, v. Harry Mitts
MajorityMay 2, 2011 · October Term 2010
State of Montana, Plaintiff v. State of Wyoming and State of North Dakota
DissentApr 27, 2011 · October Term 2010
AT&T Mobility LLC, Petitioner v. Vincent Concepcion
ConcurrenceApr 26, 2011 · October Term 2010
United States, Petitioner v. Tohono O'odham Nation
DissentApr 20, 2011 · October Term 2010
Harvey Leroy Sossamon, Iii, Petitioner v. Texas et al.
MajorityApr 19, 2011 · October Term 2010
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy, Petitioner v. James W. Stewart Iii, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, et al.
DissentApr 4, 2011 · October Term 2010
Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization, Petitioner v. Kathleen M. Winn et al.
DissentApr 4, 2011 · October Term 2010
Vincent Cullen, Acting Warden, Petitioner v. Scott Lynn Pinholster
DissentMar 29, 2011 · October Term 2010
Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, et Al., Petitioners v. John Thompson
MajorityMar 29, 2011 · October Term 2010
Astra USA, Inc., et Al., Petitioners v. Santa Clara County, California
MajorityMar 22, 2011 · October Term 2010
Kevin Kasten, Petitioner v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
MajorityMar 22, 2011 · October Term 2010
Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., et Al., Petitioners v. James Siracusano et al.
MajorityMar 21, 2011 · October Term 2010
T. Felkner v. Steven Frank Jackson
MajorityMar 7, 2011 · October Term 2010
Ashbel T. Wall, Ii, Director, Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Khalil Kholi
DissentMar 7, 2011 · October Term 2010
Glen Scott Milner, Petitioner v. Department of the Navy
MajorityMar 7, 2011 · October Term 2010
Henry W. Skinner, Petitioner v. Lynn Switzer, District Attorney for the 31st Judicial District of Texas