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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)

DissentMar 28, 2012 · October Term 2011
Monroe Ace Setser, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityMar 28, 2012 · October Term 2011
Panagis Vartelas, Petitioner v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
MajorityMar 26, 2012 · October Term 2011
Credit Suisse Securities (Usa) LLC, et Al., Petitioners v. Vanessa Simmonds
DissentMar 26, 2012 · October Term 2011
Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky, Petitioner v. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
MajorityMar 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Blaine Lafler, Petitioner v. Anthony Cooper
MajorityMar 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Missouri, Petitioner v. Galin E. Frye
MajorityMar 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Chantell Sackett, et Vir, Petitioners v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
MajorityMar 20, 2012 · October Term 2011
Luis Mariano Martinez, Petitioner v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
DissentMar 20, 2012 · October Term 2011
Daniel Coleman, Petitioner v. Court of Appeals of Maryland et al.
MajorityMar 20, 2012 · October Term 2011
Dana Roberts, Petitioner v. Sea-Land Services, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 20, 2012 · October Term 2011
Mayo Collaborative Services, Dba Mayo Medical Laboratories, et Al., Petitioners v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.
MajorityMar 5, 2012 · October Term 2011
Michael Martel, Warden, Petitioner v. Kenneth Clair
DissentFeb 29, 2012 · October Term 2011
Gloria Gail Kurns, Executrix of the Estate of George M. Corson, Deceased, et Al., Petitioners v. Railroad Friction Products Corporation et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 22, 2012 · October Term 2011
Curt Messerschmidt et Al., Petitioners v. Brenda Millender, As Executor of the Estate of Augusta Millender, Deceased, et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 2012 · October Term 2011
Ppl Montana, LLC, Petitioner v. Montana
MajorityFeb 22, 2012 · October Term 2011
Toby Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services, Petitioner v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., et al.
DissentFeb 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Akio Kawashima, et Ux., Petitioners v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General.
DissentFeb 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Carol Howes, Warden, Petitioner v. Randall Lee Fields
DissentFeb 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
John E. Wetzel, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et Al., Petitioners v. James Lambert
MajorityFeb 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Marmet Health Care Center, Inc., et Al., Petitioners (No. 11-391) v. Clayton Brown et al.
MajorityJan 23, 2012 · October Term 2011
Billy Joe Reynolds, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityJan 23, 2012 · October Term 2011
Darin Ryburn, et Al., Petitioners v. George R. Huff, et al.
MajorityJan 23, 2012 · October Term 2011
National Meat Association, Petitioner v. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California, et al.
ConcurrenceJan 23, 2012 · October Term 2011
United States, Petitioner v. Antoine Jones
MajorityJan 20, 2012 · October Term 2011
Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, et Al., Appellants v. Shannon Perez et al.
MajorityJan 18, 2012 · October Term 2011
Marcus D. Mims, Petitioner v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC
DissentJan 18, 2012 · October Term 2011
Lawrence Golan, et al. v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al.
MajorityJan 18, 2012 · October Term 2011
Cory R. Maples, Petitioner v. Kim T. Thomas, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
MajorityJan 11, 2012 · October Term 2011
Barion Perry v. New Hampshire
MajorityJan 11, 2012 · October Term 2011
Pacific Operators Offshore, LLP, et al. v. Luisa L. Valladolid et Al
MajorityJan 11, 2012 · October Term 2011
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, et al.
MajorityJan 10, 2012 · October Term 2011
Rafael Arriaza Gonzales v. Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
MajorityJan 10, 2012 · October Term 2011
Margaret Minneci, et al. v. Richard Lee Pollard et al.
MajorityJan 10, 2012 · October Term 2011
Compucredit Corporation et al. v. Wanda Greenwood et al.
MajorityJan 10, 2012 · October Term 2011
Juan Smith v. Burl Cain, Warden
MajorityDec 12, 2011 · October Term 2011
Marcus Hardy, Warden v. Irving L. Cross
MajorityDec 12, 2011 · October Term 2011
Joel Judulang, Petitioner v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
MajorityNov 8, 2011 · October Term 2011
Eric Greene, Aka Jarmaine Q. Trice v. Jon Fisher, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution At Smithfield, et al.
MajorityNov 7, 2011 · October Term 2011
David Bobby, Warden v. Archie Dixon
MajorityNov 7, 2011 · October Term 2011
Kpmg LLP v. Robert Cocchi et al.
DissentOct 31, 2011 · October Term 2011
Javier Cavazos, Acting Warden v. Shirley Ree Smith
DissentJul 7, 2011 · October Term 2010
Humberto Leal Garcia, Aka Humberto Leal v. Texas
MajorityJun 27, 2011 · October Term 2010
Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.a., et Al., Petitioners v. Edgar D. Brown, et Ux., Co-Administrators of the Estate of Julian David Brown, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 27, 2011 · October Term 2010
J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd., Petitioner v. Robert Nicastro, Individually and As Administrator of the Estate of Roseanne Nicastro
DissentJun 27, 2011 · October Term 2010
Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor of California, et Al., Petitioners v. Entertainment Merchants Association, et al.
DissentJun 27, 2011 · October Term 2010
Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club Pac, et Al., Petitioners v. Ken Bennett, in His Official Capacity As Arizona Secretary of State, et al.
DissentJun 23, 2011 · October Term 2010
Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al. v. Ims Health Inc. et Al
MajorityJun 23, 2011 · October Term 2010
William Freeman v. United States
DissentJun 23, 2011 · October Term 2010
Howard K. Stern, Executor of the Estate of Vicki Lynn Marshall, Petitioner, v. Elaine T. Marshall, Executrix of the Estate of E. Pierce Marshall
MajorityMar 29, 2011 · October Term 2010
Jose Tolentino, Petitioner v. New York